benelliott comments on Utilitarians probably wasting time on recreation - Less Wrong Discussion
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This is not at all inconsistent. You can perfectly well say "I value my own life more than other people's, but I still value other people's lives a non-zero amount", and since spending on personal pleasure runs into diminishing returns such a value could well result in donating some but not all of your money.