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Because humans are not automatons and there is value in deriving pleasure from one's lived experiences? This isn't a difficult question.

n_io 4y ago
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themitigating 4y ago
Is diabetes pleasurable? Is having a heart attack at 60 pleasurable? You should attempt to balance pleasure that has long term risks associated with it.
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mlindner 4y ago
formerly_proven 4y ago
This ("life is about fun, drink a can of coca cola a day") has been brought up multiple times by multiple different people in this comment section and quite frankly it's one of the more bewildering things I've seen on HN, and I have showdead on.
- heavyset_go 4y ago
  Never once has not drinking soda or sugary drinks or food ever impacted my life negatively. Takes like the ones you're referring to are completely alien to me.
- throwaway290 4y ago
  The amount of flagged and downvoted comments that voice similar sentiment in this thread branch seems curious.
heavyset_go 4y ago
You can live a pleasurable life without eating and drinking unnecessary added sugars. You might even have a higher quality of life by eliminating sources of potential negative health effects.
throwaway290 4y ago
Note how your answer equally works whether the question is "why not avoid extra sugar?", "why not quit smoking?", "why not abstain from drugs?", "why require consent?", etc. There is value in not deriving pleasure just as there is value in deriving pleasure. In fact, I don't really know what you mean by "value", but I would not be at all surprised if deriving personal pleasure were found to be orthogonal even to own satisfaction overall.
- throwaway290 4y ago
  Upon reflection, I don't even think I share your meaning of "pleasure". Yours appears to be heavily influenced by big corporations's marketing departments. I used to smoke and consume sugar excessively and every time made me feel good, yet I overall better when I don't do those things. There are no ads that show you that, of course.

n_io 4y ago

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themitigating 4y ago

Is diabetes pleasurable? Is having a heart attack at 60 pleasurable? You should attempt to balance pleasure that has long term risks associated with it.

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mlindner 4y ago

formerly_proven 4y ago

This ("life is about fun, drink a can of coca cola a day") has been brought up multiple times by multiple different people in this comment section and quite frankly it's one of the more bewildering things I've seen on HN, and I have showdead on.

heavyset_go 4y ago
Never once has not drinking soda or sugary drinks or food ever impacted my life negatively. Takes like the ones you're referring to are completely alien to me.
throwaway290 4y ago
The amount of flagged and downvoted comments that voice similar sentiment in this thread branch seems curious.

heavyset_go 4y ago

You can live a pleasurable life without eating and drinking unnecessary added sugars. You might even have a higher quality of life by eliminating sources of potential negative health effects.

throwaway290 4y ago

Note how your answer equally works whether the question is "why not avoid extra sugar?", "why not quit smoking?", "why not abstain from drugs?", "why require consent?", etc. There is value in not deriving pleasure just as there is value in deriving pleasure. In fact, I don't really know what you mean by "value", but I would not be at all surprised if deriving personal pleasure were found to be orthogonal even to own satisfaction overall.

throwaway290 4y ago
Upon reflection, I don't even think I share your meaning of "pleasure". Yours appears to be heavily influenced by big corporations's marketing departments. I used to smoke and consume sugar excessively and every time made me feel good, yet I overall better when I don't do those things. There are no ads that show you that, of course.