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> from which the supposed egalitarianism stems. The whole premise is that utility monsters don't exist. Yes, but you took the wrong lesson. Utility Monsters pr
by gowld 7y ago
> from which the supposed egalitarianism stems. The whole premise is that utility monsters don't exist.
Yes, but you took the wrong lesson. Utility Monsters prove that utilitarianism is a bad model for reality.
- gmac 7y agoUtility Monsters prove that utilitarianism is a bad model for reality. I think it's a pretty big stretch to say that something that doesn't exist proves anything at all. I've always felt utility monsters were just bad philosophy trying to throw a spanner in the works of a fairer society.
- lucideer 7y agoI don't think I did. Assignment of units to beings isn't a model, it's an approach. Don't get me wrong, utilitarianism is a bad approach in reality, but this isn't why.