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This is actually a real problem in population ethics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_monster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_monster

• tetris11 4y ago
  Why is total utility the measure though? Why not median
  • rcxdude 4y ago
    If you used the median then only actions which affected the utility of someone in the top 50% and bottom 50% would have any moral impact. e.g. two miserable people torturing each other or helping each other would be neither good nor bad, since the median would not change.
    • tetris11 4y ago
      Ah thanks for the context