steven0461 comments on Average utilitarianism must be correct? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: steven0461 06 April 2009 11:05:06PM *  2 points [-]

If I agreed, I'd be extremely curious as to what the average utility for all people across the multiverse actually is. (Is it dominated by people with extremely short lifespans, because they use so little computing power in a 4D sense?)

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 11:46:43PM 2 points [-]

On average? 67 utilons.

Comment author: cousin_it 26 July 2012 07:06:59PM *  0 points [-]

If you want to maximize a value, please don't compute it unconditionally, instead compute its dependence on your actions.

Comment author: wedrifid 27 July 2012 03:03:37AM 2 points [-]

If you want to maximize a value, please don't compute it unconditionally, instead compute its dependence on your actions.

This seems like a useful request to make in a different context. It doesn't appear relevant to the grandparent.