If we're in e machine we want to stay in maybe. Maybe it's also part of our instinct to believe that fiction can be just as deep a truth as reality. Why do we read novels? It's not really because we want to be told a tall tale, but it's not the only pleasure of it. So if someone said, your kids, your books, youre writing, like all the things you love t most, they were a fiction, there could still be truth in that fiction? I think so. And this is an answer david chalmers would give. He argues that if a virtual reality becomes in some way sufficiently detailed and is indistinguishable from real worl
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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