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JGWeissman comments on Open thread, August 5-11, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: JGWeissman 06 August 2013 01:48:49PM 5 points [-]

How would being moved by this argument help me achieve my values? I don't see how it helps me to maximize an aggregate utility function for all possible agents. I don't care intrinsically about Felix, nor is Felix capable of cooperating with me in any meaningful way.

Comment author: ESRogs 07 August 2013 12:06:03PM 1 point [-]

How does your aggregate utility function weigh agents? That seems to be what the argument is about.