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I don’t disagree, but unfortunately a not insignificant part of humanity seems to think that their happiness primarily depends on knowing that other people are
by FranzFerdiNaN 21d ago
I don’t disagree, but unfortunately a not insignificant part of humanity seems to think that their happiness primarily depends on knowing that other people are suffering harder than they are. So that’s perhaps not the right thing to optimise for.
- anoplus 21d agoWays to solve the conflict you describe: 1. Deriving happiness from someone else's suffering should be considered a mental disease to be treated. 2. Connecting people to a virtual reality where each person lives in absolute control of their own reality, matrix style. I.e, a sadist can live in a reality where they make other virtual people suffer, without actually making real people suffer.
- Balinares 21d agoHow about connecting the sadist to the caring environment where they might heal and, in time, learn empathy.