9. Utilitarians often view their theories as instruments of social reform: it is obvious that the pleasure gained by purchasing a larger yacht is not as great as the suffering that could be relieved by building homes for the homeless; it is obvious that my pleasure in eating veal is overbalanced by the suffering of the farm animals raised and killed to produce that delicacy. Would Michael Slote's satisficing consequentialism be better or worse in promoting social reform? .