Re: "Getting to experience life" is not a benefit to animals

On 2020-11-12 3:25 a.m., Rupert wrote:
> This is interesting.
> 
> https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/hilary-greaves-comparing-existence-and-non-existence/
> 

I listened up to the 12 minute mark. I don't have the background in 
those concepts or the patience or inclination to acquire them. And I get 
suspicious when terms like "better" are used. Better for whom or what? I 
think there is a good argument that extinction of the human race would 
the best result for the rest of the members of earth's ecosystem. 
Therefore pandemics are a good thing. And "long term" nothing matters 
because our sun will go super-nova at some point and destroy everything 
in our solar system. Too deep and not deep enough. I prefer common sense 
and plain logic and semantics. I guess I'm simple minded.