I think utilitarianism is more good than bad. It's one of the major ethical systems, and is often more satisfying than deontological systems or universalizing systems. I've seen Kantians get wrapped up in silly beliefs due to their categorical imperatives at least as much as utilitarian/consequentialist ethical floundering. The only meaningful alternative is virtue ethics, which focuses on the cultivation of the ethical agent, but that raises its own questions of how to ground the virtues in a generalizable way. I'm very interested in the attempts to revive virtue ethics.

Among the utilitarians are debates of what to min-max. For example, do we maximize pleasure and become hedonists? Do we minimize suffering like a Buddhist might? I think it's an interesting question, defining the "utile" in our actions.

But what about the utiles lost by taking the time to consider every possible ramification. MY PRECIOUS UTILES

Imagine if we could never get rid of Brandon.

"You'll never have to vote again," he says.

Too bad that they used the wrong choice of to/too/two.

Love my serious socialist leader, Biden, Butcher of the Bourgeoisie, who will never be voted out.

Isn't a flat affect considered typical nowadays after a traumatic event?

Combat Liberalism is the liberal counterpart to War Communism.

YOUR OFFERING WAS ACCEPTED

THE CAKE PACT IS SEALED

1. Buy a bunch of different cakes
2. Put cakes into blender
3. Pulse

Enjoy a delicious cake mix!

What ingredients did you put into the cake mix?

How many trees did it take to make the box?

Stumbled upon it today.

CW: Gore

Edit: Wrong pic, before the cleanup

What are your favorite dialects? I've gotten to know a lot of beautiful Spanishes.

They already have their own GNU/Linux distro.

toot

In what form do you take the CBD? My friends have tried different CBD products in the past.

Yikes

I've been getting into herbal teas lately. Tons of chamomile and lavender to keep me calmer. I have a pitcher which I prepare a strong batch in and like to keep in the fridge for iced tea.

Edit: Some people will get super tired and fall straight asleep from the lavender.

We're glad to have awesome comrades here like you! I really liked your thread last night, it was insightful for me as a neurodiverse person going through changes.