Your comment reminds me of a topic from "What We Owe The Future"[0][1], in particular an idea in ethics that is aptly called the repugnant conclusion[2]. This

Your comment reminds me of a topic from "What We Owe The Future"[0][1], in particular an idea in ethics that is aptly called the repugnant conclusion[2]. This is not a perfect parallel but both the RC and your comment touch on the idea of how or when it is justified to make X people's life worse to make Y people's life better. I would strongly recommend not to take an axiomatic approach to this topic. [0] https://whatweowethefuture.com/ https://whatweowethefuture.com/ [1] https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-what-we-owe-the-future https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-what-we-ow... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repugnant_conclusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repugnant_conclusion