whpearson comments on A Master-Slave Model of Human Preferences - Less Wrong

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Comment author: whpearson 29 December 2009 03:44:46PM *  1 point [-]

The relationship between master and slave does not quite encompass the relationship. Imagine if instead of an adult we had a male child. If we elevated the slave above the master in that situation we would end up with something stuck forever. It would value sweet things, xbox games and think girls were icky.

As we grow up we also think our goals are improved (which is unsurprising really). So if we wish to keep this form of growing up we need to have a meta-morality which says that the master-slave or shaper-doer relationship continues until maturity is reached.