gwern comments on How To Have Things Correctly - Less Wrong

57 Post author: Alicorn 17 October 2012 06:10AM

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Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 23 October 2012 05:37:07PM *  0 points [-]

I think I just rationalized my spending on computer "stuff" - the ultimate experience good.

Comment author: gwern 23 October 2012 05:40:46PM 0 points [-]

Well, it's reasonable... if you are actually getting a better experience. If 'stuff expands to fill hard drive capacity' as the quip goes, it's just another brutal hedonic treadmill of stuff and not experiences.