somervta comments on Stupid Questions Thread - January 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SuspiciousTitForTat 15 January 2014 02:30:26AM 1 point [-]

Society, by survival, in the survival of the fittest sense, stimulates people to be of service, be interesting, useful, effective, and even altruistic.

I suspect, and would like to know your opinion, that we are, for that social and traditional reason biased against a life of personal hedonic exploration, even if for some particular kinds of minds, that means, literally, reading internet comics, downloading movies and multiplayer games for free, exercising near your home, having a minimal amount of friends and relationships, masturbating frequently, and eating unhealthy for as long as the cash lasts.

So two questions, do you think we are biased against these things, and do you think doing this is a problem?

Comment author: somervta 16 January 2014 04:44:23AM 0 points [-]

what do you mean by 'personal hedonic exploration'? The things you list don't sound very exploratory...