I think this is a strong objection. If the equal world has higher total welfare and higher cumulative welfare at every population cutoff, yet saturationism still prefers the unequal world, then the variety bonus seems to be doing too much work. It effectively rewards inequality even when equalization benefits everyone. This also makes the claim that the view satisfies a weaker form of Non-Anti-Egalitarianism worth reconsidering, especially if the individuals retain their types.
I think this is a strong objection. If the equal world has higher total welfare and higher cumulative welfare at every population cutoff, yet saturationism still prefers the unequal world, then the variety bonus seems to be doing too much work. It effectively rewards inequality even when equalization benefits everyone. This also makes the claim that the view satisfies a weaker form of Non-Anti-Egalitarianism worth reconsidering, especially if the individuals retain their types.
nice