“willing to inflict large amounts of harm/suffering on others in pursuit of one’s own interests/goals (in a way that can’t be plausibly justified as justice or the like)”
Yes, obviously.
The vast majority of people would inflict huge amounts of disutility on others if they thought they could get away with it and benefitted from it.
What then prevents humans from being more terrible to each other? Presumably, if the vast majority of people are like this, and they know that the vast majority of others are also like this, up to common knowledge, I don’t see how you’d get a stable society in which people aren’t usually screwing each other a giant amount.
Yes, obviously.
The vast majority of people would inflict huge amounts of disutility on others if they thought they could get away with it and benefitted from it.
What then prevents humans from being more terrible to each other? Presumably, if the vast majority of people are like this, and they know that the vast majority of others are also like this, up to common knowledge, I don’t see how you’d get a stable society in which people aren’t usually screwing each other a giant amount.
Any thoughts on why, if it’s obvious, it’s seldomly brought up around here (meaning rationalist/EA/AI safety circles)?