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Comment author: Jiro 21 October 2015 01:06:44AM 0 points [-]

"We shouldn't take the utility function of humanity, because what if it's bad?" Bad according to what? What higher utility function are we using to determine badness? Some individual's?

You'll have to convince me that taking other people's utility function into account is consistent with my utility function.

Comment author: Houshalter 22 October 2015 05:53:34PM 1 point [-]

It's not. I literally discussed that in my first comment. If you can become dictator, it's definitely in your interest to do so. Instead of turning power over to a democracy.

But I would much rather live under a democracy than a dictatorship where I'm not dictator.

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