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Because you end up feeding a primate/reproductive prime control system, using unlimited and synthetic input. The system was never designed for the this kind of
by Viker 6y ago
Because you end up feeding a primate/reproductive prime control system, using unlimited and synthetic input. The system was never designed for the this kind of "bandwidth". Since we are biological machines, other parts of the organism need to compensate... This compensation is very dangerous in the long run both from a personal and a social side.
You could argue the same about entertainment. But seeking it is not a prime directive on an organic level opposed to reproduction.
- fossuser 6y agoAnd yet it’s still possible to eat ice cream even though such a thing would not be found on the savanna. Some people can’t control this and become wildly obese, but others eat ice cream, understand what it is, and get on with their life.
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoBad example considering how out of control the obesity epidemic is becoming...
- Viker 6y agoThe drive for reproduction is way stronger than the need for energy (sugar - ice cream).
- fossuser 6y agoI don’t agree. You need to eat to not die before you need sex.
- Viker 6y agoYes. But given the choice, in non life or death situation. Between sex and food. People would pick way more sex than food. What I mean is that sex is easier to reach for than food when a person is bored. Just like heroin is more potent than aspirin. Also it has been proven that both sex and heroin stimulate pleasure parts of the brain.
- syncbehind 6y ago> Yes. But given the choice, in non life or death situation. Between sex and food. People would pick way more sex than food. Ever notice how folks have sex less frequently when they're in relationships and as they grow older? Where the opportunities for sex exist in multitudes? Yet they never stop eating. You can live without sex, you can't live without food. The drive for the two are not comparable.
- thendrill 6y ago> Where the opportunities for sex exist in multitudes? But porn is easier...
- bckr 6y agoI don't think the focus should be on "understanding what it is". Others eat ice cream and don't get into a physiological loop that they can't control without a lot of hardship and scientific tools.