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I can't see any way of defining pleasure, in an objective way, without it being part of motivation. "Reinforce the recently followed decision paths" sort of thi
by robbrown451 9y ago
I can't see any way of defining pleasure, in an objective way, without it being part of motivation. "Reinforce the recently followed decision paths" sort of thing.
- chrischen 9y agoThen it's semantics, if that's true, and dopamine may as well be "pleasure". For what it's worth the expert's explanation of how cocaine "compels" you to do work didn't sound intuitive. The common understanding is that it alleviates your brain's need for "pleasure" so you can focus on long term goals instead of short term goals (distractions). It's intuitive because it's analogous to satisfying one's pressing immediate needs so that one can do other higher level stuff.