is that how consequentialist/deontologist works wrt theories of state tho? my professors went on about how rawls was a consequentialist (the state should maximize these consequences) and nozick was a deontologist (the state should refrain from violating these rights, consequences be damned), seems to me that moldbug is in the former category

whether or not he wants each individual to take actions designed to fulfill their own personal ends isn't relevant to either the question or to whether or not someone is a consequentialist, unless you're saying utilitarians aren't consequentialists.

maybe there's some nonstandard use of the terms in trve neechy circles but if you're going to use words in a nonstandard manner at least make it clear that you're doing so