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Comment author: [deleted] 11 February 2014 08:16:02PM 0 points [-]

There's no need to parse it anymore, I didn't get your comment initially.

for the same reason they can agree to cooperate in the repeated prisoner's dilemma.

I agree theoretically, but I doubt that utilitarianism can bring more value to egoistic agent than being egoistic without regard to other humans' happiness.

Comment author: Coscott 11 February 2014 08:22:16PM 2 points [-]

I agree in the short term, but many of my long term goals (e.g. not dying) require lots of cooperation.

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