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If you were optimizing for happiness only and had no ethical concerns about methods, then yes, a very flat or close to flat distribution is likely optimal. Lik
by kauffj 10y ago
If you were optimizing for happiness only and had no ethical concerns about methods, then yes, a very flat or close to flat distribution is likely optimal.
Like you, I believe that there are things more important from the perspective of society than mean happiness.
- bweitzman 10y agoWhat could possibly be more important than happiness?
- andyzweb 10y agosurvival
- stale2002 10y agoWell then why do you bring up happiness in the first place? Alright, fine, happiness doesn't matter it's these other things that matter, like preventing starvation. UBI seems like it would do a great job of solving starvation, and is certainly not zero sum.