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CarlShulman comments on Is a paperclipper better than nothing? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CarlShulman 25 May 2013 05:13:14PM *  4 points [-]

Yes, I believe that the existence of the thing itself, setting aside impacts on other life that it creates or interferes with, is better than nothing, although far short of the best thing that could be done with comparable resources.