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James_Miller comments on Ethical Diets - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: pcm 12 January 2015 11:38PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 13 January 2015 12:27:19AM 4 points [-]

Genetic experimentation on cows gives them super-human intelligence, and they quickly come to rule the earth. Alas, these cows' moral beliefs cause them to care about human welfare as much as the average human cares about cows. I hope these cows develop a taste for human flesh and milk so they have an incentive to keep lots of us around.

Comment author: DanielLC 13 January 2015 12:48:20AM 9 points [-]

If they were nice enough to give us the internet or something, I'd agree, but if I'm going to spend my whole life crammed up against other people with nothing to do, I think I'd prefer not to live.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 13 January 2015 02:10:33AM 1 point [-]

I think you've described an increasing number of office environments ...

Comment author: DanielLC 13 January 2015 02:17:05AM *  3 points [-]

You don't spend your whole life there. And they do give you something to do. Also, they give you internet.

Comment author: FrameBenignly 13 January 2015 04:31:25AM 2 points [-]

I don't think s/he was serious.