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At the very least, his life will be interesting and will have affected a great many people in a positive; that is more than most could claim.
The question is just how this compares with what he would have done otherwise.
Hm, Yep sounds as if Eliezer's life is a net loss:
Not as if his life simply was suboptimal and with considerable opportunity cost.