Philosophers spend a lot of time trying to figure out a way to define an objective measure of utility that can be compared across different people. This is nece

Philosophers spend a lot of time trying to figure out a way to define an objective measure of utility that can be compared across different people. This is necessary for many formulations of utilitarianism. And probably many HN commenters are more familiar with the word in this context. That economists use the same word with a much more limited scope does tend to detract from discussions like this, I feel.