This reminds me of Greg Egan's creepily effective SF story "Reasons to be Cheerful", which is online here: https://www.utilitarianism.com/greg-egan/Reasons-To-B

This reminds me of Greg Egan's creepily effective SF story "Reasons to be Cheerful", which is online here: https://www.utilitarianism.com/greg-egan/Reasons-To-Be-Cheerful.pdf https://www.utilitarianism.com/greg-egan/Reasons-To-Be-Cheer... How happy would you choose be if you could consciously decide how happy to be?