Is It a Question About Short Term Versus Long Term Interest?

Matt Welch: Does that mean you kind of have to issue the John Stuart Mill idea of higher and lower pleasures when we're talking about something like accounting for neurotic population? Welch: It is possible to say from a certain vantage point that it would be better for you to just overcome whatever element of your human nature is leading you down this garden path. "I'm giving a fake TED talk on Thursday, but my last slide actually features pro-crucresties"