“At that moment, when I had the TV sound off, I was in a 382 mood; I had just dialed it. So although I heard the emptiness intellectually, I didn't feel it. My

“At that moment, when I had the TV sound off, I was in a 382 mood; I had just dialed it. So although I heard the emptiness intellectually, I didn't feel it. My first reaction consisted of being grateful that we could afford a Penfield mood organ. But then I realized how unhealthy it was, sensing the absence of life, not just in this building but everywhere, and not reacting—do you see? I guess you don't. But that used to be considered a sign of mental illness; they called it 'absence of appropriate affect.' So I left the TV sound off and I sat down at my mood organ and I experimented. And I finally found a setting for despair. So I put it on my schedule for twice a month; I think that's a reasonable amount of time to feel hopeless about everything, about staying here on Earth after everybody who's smart has emigrated, don't you think?” ― Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I would absolutely use it. The current state of mental health care feels like the wild west at times. I want to imagine a technology like this would have less side effects than what we currently use. I don't know where we would have to draw a line for when to use it. When you miss the bus and were late to an important meeting. When you lost a pair of your favorite headphones. When you lost something you feel very sentimental about. When you lose a pet or a loved one. When you see something traumatic. When you experience something traumatic. What would feeling down mean in a world where happiness is a click of a button away?