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Stuart_Armstrong comments on Two kinds of population ethics, and Current-Population Utilitarianism - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 20 June 2014 11:07:43AM *  1 point [-]

Upvoted for this comment, which hints at a lot of fun ideas:

Objection: What about social progress? Cultural values change over time, and only taking into account the preferences of people alive now would force cultural values to stagnate.

Answer: To the extent that you want cultural values to be able to drift, this will be included in your utility function.

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