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Nisan comments on Open thread, 24-30 March 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Metus 25 March 2014 07:42AM

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Comment author: solipsist 25 March 2014 11:52:41PM 3 points [-]

I build a robot that hibernates until the last person presently alive dies, then exterminates all people who are poor, unhappy, or don't like my robot. Good thing?

Comment author: Nisan 26 March 2014 04:43:45PM 2 points [-]

A person that has a life worth living could have the welfare of their life increase monotonically with their lifespan. In that case, ending a life usually makes the world-history worse.