cousin_it comments on Overpaying for happiness? - Less Wrong

31 Post author: cousin_it 01 January 2015 12:22PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 01 January 2015 03:11:44PM *  1 point [-]

The difference from your formulation is that you wouldn't fast to reset the reward value of tasty food; you just consider the opportunity cost of buying and preparing especially tasty food, and then don't do it as much because you invest in other stuff instead.

Yeah, I agree. Though searching for variety can also be the kind of trap I described.