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As far as we can determine, humans have always wanted to submerge their consciousness beneath various drugs and estatic practices. Thinking is unpleasant for most people, and they work hard at turning off their capacity for self-reflection.
Give them a genuine ability to reshape their minds that doesn't require massive amounts of thought on their part, and they won't look back.
I am highly skeptical of people who believe they could be wireheaded without the ultimate destruction of their minds. The closest equivalents we have today are extraordinarily addictive.