Konkvistador comments on Open Thread, August 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 21 August 2012 09:51:46AM *  1 point [-]

is monomaniacal about his "rational" hedonic utilitarianism

Even I find it mildly disturbing especially since it strikes as more or less the same "rational" hedonic utilitarianism that is the de facto norm on LessWrong.

Comment author: Multiheaded 21 August 2012 09:55:24AM 0 points [-]

Even I find it mildly disturbing

His hedonic utilitarianism or my rant? If the former... then thank you yet again for seeing a method to my madness :)

Comment author: [deleted] 21 August 2012 10:08:11AM *  2 points [-]

His hedonic utilitarianism or my rant?

His hedonic utilitarianism.

If the former... then thank you yet again for seeing a method to my madness :)

Of course there is, we actually share many of the same misgivings about the smiley faced worlds that utilitarianism might build.