Fuzzies

Applied to Circular Altruism by Ruben Bloom 4y ago

Afuzzy is a hypothetical measurement unit for "warm fuzzy feeling" one gets from believing that one has done good. Unlike utils, fuzzies can be earned through psychological tricks without regard for efficiency. For this reason, it may be a good idea to separate the concerns for actually doing good, for which one might need to shut up and multiply, and for earning fuzzies, to get psychological comfort.

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A hypothetical measurement unit for "warm fuzzy feeling" one gets from believing that one has done good. Unlike utilonsutils, fuzzies can be earned through psychological tricks without regard for efficiency. For this reason, it may be a good idea to separate the concerns for actually doing good, for which one might need to shut up and multiply, and for earning fuzzies, to get psychological comfort.

A hypothetical measurement unit for "warm fuzzy feeling" one gets from (believingbelieving that one has)has done good. Unlike utilons, fuzzies can be earned through psychological tricks without regard for efficiency. For this reason, it may be a good idea to separate the concerns for actually doing good, for which one might need to shut up and multiply, and for earning fuzzies, to get psychological comfort.

A hypothetical measurement unit for "warm fuzzy feeling" one gets from (believing that one has) done good. Unlike utilons, fuzzies can be earned through psychological tricks without regard for efficiency. For this reason, it may be a good idea to separate the concerns for actually doing good, for which one might need to shut up and calculatemultiply, and for earning fuzzies, to get psychological comfort.

A hypothetical measurement unit for the utility gained by doing good. Named after the "warm fuzzy feeling" one gets from (believing that one has) done good. Unlike utilons, fuzzies can be earned through psychological tricks without regard for efficiency. For this reason, it may be a good idea to separate the concerns for actually doing good, for which one might need to shut up and calculate, and for earning fuzzies, to get psychological comfort.

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