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Biologically programmed joy. Good or bad? You decide.

• gremlinsinc 6y ago
  Well, you ever eat anything but soylent or slim fast or dog food? I mean, why would you? That would maybe increase your endorphines or joy-centers and be less robotic. I guess that is bad? Getting any sort of joy at all? When a child gives you a hug, even if it's not yours (we fostered a decade ago), it does something to your over-all well-being, does it matter if it's "real" or just "pre-programming" isn't everything we do some sort of pre-programming? I mean there's very high odds we're living in a simulation if you ask some people... I mean the odds are very high we run our own super simulation someday, and if we do we end up creating a sentient civ like us inside it, which would mean -- what are the chances someone else did and that's why we exist?
  • Daho0n 6y ago
    Well, it's a long and difficult discussion with cons and pros for both sides. I think it does say a lot that women who choose not to have children risk getting harassed, ridiculed, ostracised etc. I read some days ago that more and more women publicly acknowledge that they regret having children (super taboo) which is a healthy sign IMO (though maybe not so for the children). I know you aren't totally serious on the eating dogfood but if we only followed our wants and needs we would all be like in the Disney movie Wall-e, stuffing our face and masturbating all the time. Learning not to be a slave to one's needs ("needs") is healthy. I don't see how this is different with children. We have humans enough and definitely enough children who needs a home. Maybe a simulated child will be a thing in the future.