Ah, it’s good to see that even in OB’s early days there were people who saw the ugliness of naive utilitarianism and “rationality”-worship, who plainly spoke out against this blight.
I want to persist as a subjective conscious entity, forever, and everything else is subsidiary to that. To the degree torture (of myself or others) maximizes my persistence odds, then I perceive it to be in my interest to welcome it. To the degree torture (of myself or others) reduces my persistence odds, I oppose it.
Just look at how in-your-face this crap used to be. It’s subtler now, of course… I’d say that the community has progressed in ethics and spirit, yet this proportion of people that I fear has not been wasting time either, probably.
Ah, it’s good to see that even in OB’s early days there were people who saw the ugliness of naive utilitarianism and “rationality”-worship, who plainly spoke out against this blight.
Just look at how in-your-face this crap used to be. It’s subtler now, of course… I’d say that the community has progressed in ethics and spirit, yet this proportion of people that I fear has not been wasting time either, probably.