RomanDavis comments on Open Thread: June 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RomanDavis 02 June 2010 10:55:36PM 0 points [-]

Then it depends. If you're a utilitarian, it is still better to hit the guy nine times than to hit ten people ten times.

If you allow some ideas about the utility of equality, then things get more complicated. That's why I think most people reject the simple math that 9 < 10.