Can you clarify how you think this maps to the original torture vs dust specks? I personally see two ways to be consistent:
A) Qualitative Interpretation—both torture and sublimity cause strong reactions (both in the recipient and in the reader), while both dust specks and YouTube cause almost no reaction, so it is consistent to pick dust specks & sublimity to maximize good.
B) Quantitative Interpretation—both dust specks and YouTube destroy/create the most utilons, incomparably more so in the aggregate than the torture/sublimity option. So it is consistent to pick torture & youtube to maximize good.
Is the exercise to see if anyone would pick torture & sublimity (or dust specks & youtube) to find inconsistencies in thinking?
Can you clarify how you think this maps to the original torture vs dust specks? I personally see two ways to be consistent:
A) Qualitative Interpretation—both torture and sublimity cause strong reactions (both in the recipient and in the reader), while both dust specks and YouTube cause almost no reaction, so it is consistent to pick dust specks & sublimity to maximize good.
B) Quantitative Interpretation—both dust specks and YouTube destroy/create the most utilons, incomparably more so in the aggregate than the torture/sublimity option. So it is consistent to pick torture & youtube to maximize good.
Is the exercise to see if anyone would pick torture & sublimity (or dust specks & youtube) to find inconsistencies in thinking?