Swimmer963 comments on The Least Convenient Possible World - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Swimmer963 04 August 2011 09:51:48PM 4 points [-]

For example, say some Soma-drug was invented that, once taken, would make you blissfully happy for the rest of your life. Would you take it?

I try my best to value other peoples' happiness equal to my own. If taking a happiness-inducing pill was likely to make me a kinder, more generous, more productive person, I would choose to take it (with some misgivings related to it seeming like 'cheating' and 'not good for character-building') but if it were to make me less kind/generous/productive, I would have much stronger misgivings.