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... can't we rewire brains right now? We just ... don't.
Well, we must not be hedonistic utilitarians then, right? Because if we were, and we could, we would.
Edit: Also, what the heck are you talking about?
Wireheading. The term is not a metaphor, and it's not a hypothetical. You can literally stick a wire into someone's pleasure centers and activate them, using only non-groundbreaking neuroscience.
It's been tested on humans, but AFAIK no-one has ever felt compelled to go any further.
(Yeah, seems like it might be evidence. But then, maybe akrasia...)
Where and what are these "pleasure centers", exactly?