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But this isn't reason divorced from reality — it's my experience that happiness does not have the effects postulated here. As I said, I have been happy on numer
by chc 13y ago
But this isn't reason divorced from reality — it's my experience that happiness does not have the effects postulated here. As I said, I have been happy on numerous occasions before. The result was not that I sat in bed all day with zero productivity.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoThe thought experiment is proposing a drug that promotes sustained, unconditional high levels of happiness, with zero drawbacks. This doesn't compare with anything a normal person experiences during life. There's no rational expectation to be had of how anyone's behavior would be if such a drug existed.