"We can't stand the fact of, no matter how much we're enjoying the experience, being told it's not real," he says. And that's an argument against heathenism. "I have to tell it, i keep asking myself that question ever since i read it." 'What if my kids were part of the machine? What if my husband werepart of the machine?' He asks his readers.
Some people think humans are natural pleasure seekers. But not psychologist Paul Bloom. In his new book, “The Sweet Spot,” Paul says we’re pain seekers, too. Just think about all the uncomfortable things we do for fun — eating spicy food, climbing treacherous mountains, watching scary movies, engaging in BDSM. Why do that stuff? According to Paul, it’s because pain can enhance pleasure, chosen suffering can make you more resilient, and adversity can suffuse your life with meaning. We can all benefit from a little discomfort, and in this intimate conversation with Next Big Idea Club curator Susan Cain, Paul explains how to fit more of it into our lives.
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