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[โ€“] nickiwest 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

From a utilitarian perspective, you're still reducing overall suffering by an order of magnitude, so your scenario is still a greater good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

This assumes a linear value function of course