Comment by ipnon

It is quite humorous to me in a dark way how the preeminent ethics movement of our times seems to spawn the most detestable behavior. How many Bentham essays and LessWrong posts do you need to read to conclude that psychological manipulation and wonton murder do not in fact contribute to the wellbeing of the world? There is a certain personality for whom rationality takes over their whole being, and they lose all their ability to feel connected to others in a profound way, and at this point their behavior is simply derived from whatever is left after they do the math.