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Oh well, I haven't thought of that. I was "asking" about the methodology for judging whether a life is worth living.
Whether or not I would enjoy living it, taking into account any mental changes I would be okay with.
For a paperclipper.. yeah, no.
But you have banned most of the means of approximating the experience of living such a life, no? In a general case you wouldn't be justified in your claim (where by general case I mean the situation where I have strong doubts you know the other entity, not the case of "the" paperclipper). Do you have a proof that having a single terminal value excludes having a rich structure of instrumental values? Or does the way you experience terminal values overwhelm the way you experience instrumental values?
Assuming that clippy (or the cow, which makes more sense) feels "enjoyment", aren't you just failing to model them properly?
It's feeling enjoyment from things I dislike, and failing to pursue goals I do share. It has little value in my eyes.
Which is why I, who like chocolate icecream, categorically refuse to buy vanilla or strawberry for my friends.
Nice strawman you've got there. Pity if something were to.. happen to it.
The precise tastes are mostly irrelevant, as you well know. Consider instead a scenario where your friend asks you to buy a dose of cocaine.