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Really? Why? I can't imagine myself dying to save the world; it's completely implausible to me and I have a hard time understanding what it would feel like to be willing to do so. But people often die for much less.
Are you married? If so, would you die to save your wife's life?
Or if you're not married, what about your mother?
Do you find it hard to imagine those things too?
It's simple. The 'selfish' terminology is just obscuring matters. Just keep your feelings about one thing (your life) and substitute it with something else (someones life).
Unknowns utility functions is of a type that it assigns infinitely high utility to saving the world. Not saving the world is simply no option. That's what Unknowns wants.
Edit: Forget what I said about Unknowns previously.
Blueberry was the one who introduced the "selfish" terminology. He said, "I wouldn't die to save the world. I'm too selfish for that."
I'm really sorry. I confused you with someone else I talked to yesterday. My mistake, I edited my comment and will keep more care in future.
Thank you.