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NickCarlough comments on Some scary life extension dilemmas - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NickCarlough 02 January 2013 03:33:43AM *  14 points [-]

It's absurd to argue that a person who lives to the ripe old age of 60 generates less utility than two people who die at age 30

unless the presence of a second person amplifies the actual utility of both individuals.