In the past, were have an option to hook yourself up to a machine. You will then programe it in advance to have a bunch of experiences that you would choose. And if you aske people whether they would like to live that life, which would be on some level exhilarating. But i do think our world, maybe because it's less religious, i don't know, again, a religious person, wd not choose that, that life.
Neuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.