Tomorrow is my birthday. Some people have asked, “what would you like for your birthday?“. Well, what I want it truth. Answers to the following important questions.
- What should my values be?
- What career should I pursue?
- How should I pursue interpersonal relationships?
- How much should I prioritize things that bring the most utility to the largest number of people?
I think the shoulds in Q2-Q4 should be interpreted as: “which choice here does a pretty good job of maximizing expected fulfillment of values”. Then, the challenge is (a) solving Q1, and (b) getting accurate measurements about how well different actions taken in Q2-Q4 fulfill said values.