Preference utilitarianism isn't like total or average utilitarianism. There can't be a "repugnant conclusion" unless people prefer it.
Anyway, I endorse repugnant conclusion with respect to selfish preferences,
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but on what grounds?
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It's my personal preference. There are reasons for it, but Twitter is not an easy platform to explain them on.
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what is the repugnant conclusion wrt selfish preferences?
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exists some N mildly net-preference-fulfilled ppl better than 7 billion super fulfilled people
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though what does zero preference fulfillment even mean
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level of well-being at which being brought into existence is net neutral (w.r.t. total prefs).
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ok so in my thinking that has to do with the threat point (as in Nash bargaining)
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ie it has to do with how they interact with the coalition, not with a fixed zero point
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but oppose creating beings with total preferences incompatible with mine and then optimizing for their prefs.
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