system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” -Mill. How the heck is this compatible with utilitarianism?

From "On Liberty". Thank you!
gpt
Mill has a unique brand of utilitarianism. Instead of the straight pleasure that Bentham takes as utility, Mill has it split up into a bunch of higher and lower pleasures where the higher pleasures are much more valuable than the lower. Anyway, liberty is pretty much top dog among the pleasures for Mill, so restricting someone's liberty would by itself tilt your utility calculations into the 'impermissible' zone.