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Terrible so far. His views are MUCH worse than I thought, and so are his arguments. I cannot fathom being so pessimistic, eg "the quality of even the best lives is very bad". I had to pause reading it only 12 pgs in when his response to prioritizing parents with young children over non-parents for kidney donations bc it will help more people was that it "might be like increasing one's value by taking hostages."
— Jul 13, 2025 08:37PM
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Alex Strasser
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Out of order, as I read chapter 3 first, but his arguments that all lives are actually very bad are atrocious. He goes well out of his way to manufacture ways of seeing life as negative. While his creativity is impressive, his convincingness is not.
— Jul 15, 2025 11:57AM
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Yes I will definitely finish it!
I dont think it follows from utilitarianism, but from a different combination of views, some of which are kind of sophisticated solutions to philosophical problems, but also a very pessimistic outlook on life
So you think this the inevitable outcome of utilitarianism?