MathiasZaman comments on Impartial ethics and personal decisions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MathiasZaman 11 March 2015 09:53:26AM 0 points [-]

I don't know. I also don't know if terminal values for utility maximizers and terminal values for fallible human beings perfectly line up, even if humans might strive to be perfectly selfless utility maximizers.

What I do know is that for a lot of people the practical utility increase they can manage goes up when they have friends and family they can care about. If you forbid people from self-care, you create a net decrease of utility in the world.