Vaniver comments on Rational Repentance - Less Wrong

36 Post author: Mass_Driver 14 January 2011 09:37AM

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Comment author: Vaniver 17 January 2011 10:20:38AM 0 points [-]

Btw, I find "reduces someone's utility" a very VERY silly way to say "it hurts people".

Indeed, as revealed preferences show us that not torturing people reduces many people's utility. It is a stretch to say it hurts them, however.