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qwerte comments on Seeking Estimates for P(Hell) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: qwerte 23 March 2015 08:51:10PM *  0 points [-]

I care about wellbeing, but only second to pain. I'd definitely press a button maximizing happiness if it didn't cause individual unhappiness worse than it cured. Doesn't that make sense?

On second thought, two equally happy people > one and likewise with unhappiness. Maybe it doesn't make sense after all. Or it's a mix of a moral guideline (NU) and personal preference?