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Just a side note, hedonism is not the same as excess or consumerism: it is the maximization of pleasure over a lifetime. The experiences being sold are not the
by duaneb 10y ago
Just a side note, hedonism is not the same as excess or consumerism: it is the maximization of pleasure over a lifetime. The experiences being sold are not the experiences we enjoy the most.
- secstate 10y agoAn excellent point. Thanks for the clarification! I would argue, however, that hedonism is a human philosophy that leads to pleasure maximization, which means consumerism and excess compliment it. There are other ways to live your life, that seek to maximize the impact of your effort in other's lives, which do not work was well alongside consumerism.
- VLM 10y agoAs a practical matter its like debates between people who know what "begging the question" means vs people who use it incorrectly over and over until the definition changes. Or like the old definition of "hacker" WRT computers. The ship has sailed, begging the question now means leading someone to ask a question, hacker means two minutes hate against computer criminals, and hedonism means laughably pitiful time preference problem or what is the opposite of a wise plan for the future.