At 14 I was totally taken in by the argument that Rule Utilitarianism necessarily self-modifies into Act Utilitarianism.
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I did not then understand that "just maximize utility locally" is a rule with horrible consequences.
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@GrumplessGrinch Not as horrible as "don't maximize utility locally".1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@GrumplessGrinch What I meant was: not as horrible as every other possible rule.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@GrumplessGrinch I'd argue that most errors are almost certainly in the other direction: incorrectly calculating nonlocal factors.
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