A repugnant conclusion is only as true as the assumptions that went into it and the inference rules that chain it to them. I would agree with (and upvote) a comment that says “your assumptions ABC imply conclusion X which is horrible, so they can’t be right as stated”, and would disagree with (and downvote) a comment that says “Not only are you right about ABC, but we should even act according to conclusion X that they imply, even if it would seem horrible to some”.
Edit: I forgot to add that, while it’s a minor point in your comment, I really disagree that that’s “one of the most important skills in life”. Some applications might be important, e.g. “believing your plan is going to fail early enough to pivot to something else”, but there are quite a few more important ones.
A repugnant conclusion is only as true as the assumptions that went into it and the inference rules that chain it to them. I would agree with (and upvote) a comment that says “your assumptions ABC imply conclusion X which is horrible, so they can’t be right as stated”, and would disagree with (and downvote) a comment that says “Not only are you right about ABC, but we should even act according to conclusion X that they imply, even if it would seem horrible to some”.
Edit: I forgot to add that, while it’s a minor point in your comment, I really disagree that that’s “one of the most important skills in life”. Some applications might be important, e.g. “believing your plan is going to fail early enough to pivot to something else”, but there are quite a few more important ones.