byrnema comments on A Much Better Life? - Less Wrong

61 Post author: Psychohistorian 03 February 2010 08:01PM

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Comment author: byrnema 04 February 2010 02:10:56AM 4 points [-]

Yes, I agree that while not the first objection a person makes, this could be close to the 'true rejection'. Simulated happiness is fine -- unless it isn't really stable and dependable (because it wasn't real) and you're crudely awoken to discover the whole world has gone to pot and you've got a lot of work to do. Then you'll regret having wasted time 'feeling good'.