army1987 comments on Ethics in a Feedback Loop: A Parable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ialdabaoth 27 July 2014 11:55:19PM 1 point [-]

Foragers were probably equivalent to baboons, and farming made it much worse.

This fits my observations and intuitions, as well.

Forager tribes are egalitarian in comparison with farmers. In an absolute sense they're still pretty terrible places for omegas to live.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 July 2014 11:35:12AM 2 points [-]

By “absolute” you seem to mean ‘relative to the should-universe’.

Comment author: ialdabaoth 28 July 2014 01:12:40PM 6 points [-]

When using phrases like 'terrible places for omegas to live', the should-universe is the only basis of comparison unless I want to just throw up my hands, give up my something to protect, and become a moral nihilist. I wouldn't recommend it; I've tried it and it's not very fun.