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John Stuart Mill on Justice and Utility

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis • 179 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24

📖 Philosophy Ethics Justice Utility

The post discusses John Stuart Mill's perspective on justice and utility.
The author appreciates Mill's brilliance but disagrees with his utilitarian approach to morality.
The content is exclusively available to paid subscribers.

The Post-Mint Problem

Unsyndicated by Mason Nystrom • 196 implied HN points • 06 Nov 23

🕹 Technology NFTs Crypto Apps Utility Business Models

Many NFT apps focus on minting but not on post-mint utility
NFTs need more utility beyond exclusivity and rewards
Apps should focus on app-specific utility and new business models for NFTs

Don't Build a Social Network, Build a Social Utility

Working Theorys • 47 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23

🕹 Technology Social media Networking Utility Product Strategy

Building a social utility is more compelling than a social network in the current era.
There is value in focusing on the utility dimension rather than just social capital and entertainment in social products.
Starting with a single-player tool can be an effective strategy for eventually building a strong network.

json-toolkit now in aptitude

CodeFaster • 72 implied HN points • 25 Apr 23

🕹 Technology Tools Data processing Command-line Utility JSON

JSON Toolkit offers a variety of tools for working with JSON and other data formats.
You can use JSON Toolkit to convert data, manipulate it, and extract information efficiently.
By using JSON Toolkit, you'll save time and effort on data processing tasks.

Weekend Theorys No. 1

Working Theorys • 9 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24

🕹 Technology Social media Apps Utility Community Monetization

Healthy social apps should focus on utility to succeed
Apps with a core feature of healthiness need to lean into utility, especially at the start
Targeting a niche market with a focus on utility can lead to strong monetization

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A survey of perspectives on AI

yeetgenstein • 2 HN points • 27 Feb 23

🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Ethics Utility Human-AI Interaction

Large language models can generalize across different domains in novel ways.
Sentience is not a relevant concept for AI at the moment.
LLMs provide new capabilities and can be useful tools in various fields.

Of Monster and Utilitarians

Sam’s Newsletter • 1 HN point • 27 Mar 23

📖 Philosophy Utility Happiness Comparison Morality Ethics

It's impossible to accurately compare the happiness or utility levels of different individuals.
The concept of a 'utility monster' suggests that if we could compare utility, an entity could justify taking disproportionate resources.
The existence of a 'utility monster' is refuted by the fact that we cannot objectively measure absolute utility levels.

Notes / Discontent

Nonlinear • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23

📖 Philosophy Decision-making Regret Uncertainty Utility

Don't dwell on what could have been, focus on your decision and its benefits.
Making a decision means cutting off other possibilities.
Accept that the decision you made was the right one and move on.