@contrarianp Abolishing Mill's distinction between higher and lower pleasures, while securing greater consistency in the utilitarian theory, had its downsides:
@forEgality@NathanJRobinson The obvious reply is that knowing the origin of this pandemic is useful in that it might help us to prevent one in the future.
@robinhanson Most people might 'know' that experts say it is beneficial, but they do not adequately realize the benefits.
It's not all that disagreeable to do 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day. So if we want to explain why more people don't do that, we have to look for other reasons.