Ben_Welchner comments on A question about utilitarianism and selfishness. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ben_Welchner 29 September 2013 01:28:45AM 6 points [-]

In the above examples, there may well be more net harm than gain from staying in an unpleasant relationship or firing a problematic employee. It's pretty case-by-case in nature, and you're not required to ignore your own feelings entirely. If not, yes, utilitarianism would say you'd be "wrong" for indulging yourself at the expense of others.