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This reminds me of an episode of Black Mirror. The teenager has an implant that causes stressors to be blurred out, preventing anxiety. <spoilers> During a fig
by cglong 5y ago
This reminds me of an episode of Black Mirror. The teenager has an implant that causes stressors to be blurred out, preventing anxiety.
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During a fight, she starts hitting her mom and, because of the involved stress, she's unable to see the physical damage she's causing, ultimately murdering her.
</spoilers>
If this was implemented broadly, it'd very quickly lead to reckless/dangerous behavior.
- canada_dry 5y agoEliminating pain != eliminating stress Though more broadly your point is likely correct that it will change some people's behaviour to do dangerous/stupid things because there's no negative feedback.
- aaronAgain 5y agoPlease don't conflate pain relief with impossible-to-avoid-murdering-your-mother-when-you-feel-better syndrome. /s Seriously, if I wasn't in as much pain as I am in then I would be out hugging people. Not hiding in my house, sitting on my hands to numb them and so I avoid touching a mouse for fear of searing pain for several days. I promise I won't lead a (further) reckless life just because my idiopathic pain of 20 years is gone.