[2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

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Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by regionvirus » Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:42 am

As I see it, we're going to end up saying something like "'perfect pleasure' is too nebulously defined for us to say connections game anything meaningful about it."

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by ReidKamari » Mon Jul 24, 2023 7:43 am

Many people will be delighted with the pleasure machine but some might share different perspective. It could affect live of many people and most people would go now and buy it. I think such type of thing should not be invented.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Guest » Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:33 am

Was I the only one who took "as long as you live" as "it will make you incredibly happy, then instantly kill you"? Because that would technically be as long as you live.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by DonRetrasado » Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:35 am

I generally avoid combining porn with any substance that makes my genitalia feel like they're dead.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Sandwiches » Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:09 am

Exactly, these mushrooms have very poor ink retention, very difficult to print pornography on.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by TFG » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:25 am

I'd just like to point out that while shrooms are awesome, and porn is awesome, combining them is fucking terrible.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Lethal Interjection » Thu May 31, 2012 10:10 am


This is what I've been thinking of this entire discussion.
I love Stephen Merchant in this clip.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Oldrac the Chitinous » Thu May 31, 2012 4:27 am

I think that this discussion is going to boil down to "'perfect pleasure' is too nebulously defined for us to say anything meaningful about it."

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by DuckReconMajor » Thu May 31, 2012 1:36 am

Well yeah, that's why we don't all do heroin. But it said "as long as you live". It's a hypothetical question so usually there's no need for such implications.
Apocalyptus wrote:That's true, but there also is the fact that the human brain seems to have a default level of happiness. Stuff like becoming rich will make you happier for a little while, but the initial rush of better feeling doesn't last, and soon you feel just as happy (or unhappy) as before.
But if the machine took this into account and managed to find a solution, I probably would take the opportunity.
To me, a "perfect pleasure" would be one you'd never get bored of.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by JB » Wed May 30, 2012 11:48 pm

The danger of such a perpetual-pleasure machine is that you might find yourself in 10 years being taken out of it, and then you'll be completely fucked. And since having any degree of awareness of the outside world would defeat the machine's function, there is no way to have credible assurance that you'll stay in the machine for any particular amount of time.

Since no amount of temporary pleasure is worth the risk of a later lifetime of being screwed, one should not enter the machine.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Apocalyptus » Wed May 30, 2012 9:58 am

Just as I planned. Excellent.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Spaceguy5 » Wed May 30, 2012 5:07 am

Apocalyptus wrote:That's true, but there also is the fact that the human brain seems to have a default level of happiness. Stuff like becoming rich will make you happier for a little while, but the initial rush of better feeling doesn't last, and soon you feel just as happy (or unhappy) as before.
But if the machine took this into account and managed to find a solution, I probably would take the opportunity.
I couldn't take your comment seriously as I kept seeing your display picture while I was reading it.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Apocalyptus » Wed May 30, 2012 1:48 am

That's true, but there also is the fact that the human brain seems to have a default level of happiness. Stuff like becoming rich will make you happier for a little while, but the initial rush of better feeling doesn't last, and soon you feel just as happy (or unhappy) as before.
But if the machine took this into account and managed to find a solution, I probably would take the opportunity.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by ChaoticBrain » Tue May 29, 2012 7:41 pm

The justifications for rejecting anything we want but can never have were only formulated in the first place because we need to kid ourselves into thinking that our lives are better off without it. If we accepted the cold, hard truth that our lives really would be improved by having all the things we wanted, we'd go insane with grief.

Re: [2012-May-29] Perfect pleasure machine

by Lethal Interjection » Tue May 29, 2012 5:20 pm

The actual existence of such a machine would simply call into question the reason for not using it. The lows may make the highs higher, but if you actually have the option of stepping into complete happiness (highest of the highs), well then obviously you should take it, even if you have no basis for comparison once you are inside.

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