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Utilitarianism's Weaknesses
Utilitarianism is:
Easily misinterpreted.
Those who think about utilitarianism without studying it think one of two things: it is a doctrine based on usefulness, or it is completely selfish because it is only about pleasure.
This can be dangerous as someone might try to defend their possibly selfish or expedient actions with utilitarianism when they really don't deserve any defending at all.