[yldedly]

Then what do you mean when you say "make a difference"?

[moffkalast]

I think they mean the literal opposite of things staying the same, not the "helping people" idiom.

[yldedly]

Fair enough, but for the sake of this conversation, if we say 'good' values are those that keep things from staying the same, aren't the values of smart people just as likely to evolve towards 'bad' ones? For example, I'm sure most people know at least one smart person who only plays video games; it does seem that we'll keep inventing forms of entertainment that wirehead people more and more effectively, which seems in line with the Brave New World scenario.