AngryParsley comments on The Preference Utilitarian’s Time Inconsistency Problem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 15 January 2010 07:02:28AM 0 points [-]

use its super intelligence to persuade us to be more satisfied with the universe as it is.

Actually, I would consider this outcome pretty satisfactory. My life is (presumably) unimaginably good compared to that of a peasant from the 1400s but I'm only occasionally ecstatic with happiness. It's not clear to me that a radical upgrade in my standard of living would change this...

Comment author: AngryParsley 15 January 2010 09:03:00AM 3 points [-]

You don't mind if your preferences or beliefs change to make you happier with the current state of the universe? Then you're in luck!