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Re:This is a teenager by gowld on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @06:09PM (#40057861)
It depends entirely on how you define utility.

Making rich people happier makes me more unhappy that it makes them more happy, so by your calculus it's not worth helping them.

See how quickly this line of reasoning runs aground?

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Re:This is a teenager by adeelk93 on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:14AM (#40060347)
Probably the whole concept of utility breaks down if we were to include schadenfreude like that
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