Eugine_Nier comments on Is Equality Really about Diminishing Marginal Utility? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 05 December 2012 06:41:23AM 1 point [-]

If one is a preference utlitarian, it means something like: "any given (or at least the modal) person would be willing to accept near-certain misery for a 1/7 billion shot of being the Utility Monster - that's how preferable being the Utility Monster is." In this case, the solution is simple: yes, we should feed the Utility Monster.

What does this mean if you don't believe in qualia?