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I'm not unable to justify the "magic dividing line."
The world with the torture gives 3^^^3 people the opportunity to lead a full, thriving life.
The world with the specs gives 3^^^3+1 people the opportunity to lead a full, thriving life.
The second one is better.
Couldn't you argue this the opposite way? That life is such misery, that extra torture isn't really adding to it.
The world with the torture gives 3^^^3+1 suffering souls a life of misery, suffering and torture.
The world with the specs gives 3^^^3+1 suffering souls a life of misery, suffering and torture, only basically everyone gets extra specks of dust in their eye.
In which case, the first is better?
It's not as much of a stretch as you might think..