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aeromill  ·  3183 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Repugnant Conclusion

This example was used to show the shortcomings of total utilitarianism in that simply adding happiness can be counterintuitive (as Z suggests with lives barely worth living).

As for who it matters to? You're actually onto a very recent development in philosophy that counters total utilitarianism flat out without simply saying "it's counterintuitive." I could try and explain it but this video does an excellent job.