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I reckon most of those people would prefer to have been born. So from an objectivist, population average view, perhaps not equivalent to a life saved. But to an

I reckon most of those people would prefer to have been born. So from an objectivist, population average view, perhaps not equivalent to a life saved. But to any individual, it seems to equate to their life being saved.

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
> I reckon most of those people would prefer to have been born. Philosophically, this feels like such a weird statement to me. I'm quite sure I'd be 100% fine with never having been born, because there'd be nobody to care about the lack of me in the first place. There are of course an infinite number of people who were never born due to some small butterfly-effect missed connections.