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If you haven't stumbled upon it already, you may enjoy reading about rule utilitarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_utilitarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_utilitarianism > Rule utilitarians argue that following rules that tend to lead to the greatest good will have better consequences overall than allowing exceptions to be made in individual instances, even if better consequences can be demonstrated in those instances.