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I personally agree with this. Most people are pathetically weak with such an extreme aversion to minor discomfort or the denial of indulgence and acute pleasur
by anonporridge 3y ago
I personally agree with this.
Most people are pathetically weak with such an extreme aversion to minor discomfort or the denial of indulgence and acute pleasure. This counter intuitively makes their holistic life experience more miserable than if they had the foresight to sacrifice a little today for a much better future.
Aversion to exercise and eating healthy resulting the obesity epidemic is the classic example of this.
Enlightened hedonism is the way.
- brookst 3y agoYou seem to be very close to the insight that human behavior and preferences have nature and nurture influences that are hard for everyone to overcome, and impossible for many. It’s fine to look down on those people, but that doesn’t change the reality.