Future Pleasure Possibilities
Nicholas discusses the potential for sustainable bliss and recalibrating our set point for joy, proposing adding complexity to pleasure through aesthetic perception and scientific insight, envisioning a future where happiness is intertwined with beauty and truth.In this clip
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Related Questions
In Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," he described a society that looks startlingly like ours: people who live for pleasure and distraction, aided by consciousness-altering drugs that keep them happy. Should we engineer human systems to achieve a similar goal, or is there more to what we should be striving for? What state(s) of consciousness should we be trying to maximize? Is there a higher level of consciousness achievable by pharmaceutical or practical (e.g., meditation) means?
What does it mean that seeking too much pleasure can lead to a state where even high-dopamine activities lose their appeal in the episode 516: How to become a happier person & find your meaning in life | Social scientist Arthur Brooks, Ph.D. and the clip The Pleasure Paradox?