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The good life is painful
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
The Twilight Zone
Suffering and anxiety make life better, in many waysa pleasure. But without the potential for risk, with some sort of strain or effort or suffering, pursuits become worthless and uninteresting. It's not wrong that we pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Hedaniste goals are part and parcel of everybody's life. And through my book i use suffering and pain as sort of lens to look at these different motivations.
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