OrphanWilde comments on Median utility rather than mean? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: OrphanWilde 08 September 2015 05:05:44PM 4 points [-]

It's obvious that humans don't actually maximise a utility function; but according to the axioms, we should do so.

Given a choice between "change people" and "change axioms", I'd be inclined to change axioms.

Comment author: DanielLC 18 September 2015 08:16:34PM -1 points [-]

If you're a psychologist and you care about describing people, change the axioms. If you're a rationalist and you care about getting things done, change yourself.

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