Vitalik: The paradox of utilitarianism lies in the fact that the assumption that "utility is infinite" does not match the upper limit of human emotions

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PANews|Jul 22, 2025 15:26
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on social media that the many paradoxes of utilitarianism are confusing because their "unlimited utility" setting conflicts with human emotional mechanisms. He pointed out that there is actually an upper limit to human positive and negative emotional experiences in a certain situation, so the assumption of "infinite utility" in theoretical models often contradicts intuition.
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