conchis comments on On dollars, utility, and crack cocaine - Less Wrong

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Comment author: conchis 04 April 2009 02:11:07PM 2 points [-]

Actually, happiness is one of the things I desire; it's just not the only thing I desire. And drug induced happiness can be perfectly real, even if it's not necessarily the optimal way for me to achieve a positive emotional state all things considered.

Making myself happier using drugs doesn't seem at all analogous to telling my bank to lie.