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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Probably better than an infinite number of people waiting an infinite amount of time for there impending doom and then also an infinite number of people starving to death.

you have to remember ℵ^0 in this case is included in ℵ^1 or at least the numerical value is, which is the only information given.

I guess technically you could value one human soul above the other and technically this is philosophy? So I guess technically you should? but anyway everything that happens on ℵ^0 will also happen on ℵ^1 except more will always happen on ℵ^1 than ℵ^0 so whether there is unintended consequences or not doesn't really matter. it's always safer to pick the countable infinities.

Unless there is something innately good about physically having more people exist no matter there condition. but you would have to ask a philosopher about that one, I'm paid to pull lever's not philosophize.