IlyaShpitser comments on Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: mwengler 27 January 2016 01:43:19PM 0 points [-]

'no pig' > 'happy pig + surprise axe' > 'sad pig + surprise axe'

Would this also mean

'no pig' > 'happy pig + surprise predator' > 'sad pig + surprise predator' I don't think nature is generally any better than (some kinds of) farming for prey animals. Should vegans be benefitting from lowering the birth rates among natural animals?

Or for that matter, does it also mean 'no human' > 'happy human + eventual death' > 'sad human + eventual death' Even in nature, all life is alive, and then it dies, almost always in a way it would not choose or enjoy. Does life just suck? Are we bad actors for having children?

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 27 January 2016 02:26:58PM *  -1 points [-]

People who worry that life sucks that much should make sure they correctly priced in the possibility that we can figure out how to arrange it so that life is super great in the future.

(But everyone here realizes this).