blacktrance comments on What makes us think _any_ of our terminal values aren't based on a misunderstanding of reality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: blacktrance 26 September 2013 08:23:55PM 0 points [-]

Happiness as a feeling is simple, though it may be caused by complex things. If wireheading would make me happy - that is, give me the best possible enjoyable feeling in the world - I'd wirehead. I don't consider that a failure state.