Would you give up the feeling of pleasure, if it meant u never had to feel pain?

1. 2019-07-21 at 3:46 AM UTC

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   WellHung Black Hole
   or does that sound lame?
2. 2019-07-21 at 3:50 AM UTC

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   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   Sounds kinda boring, tbh.
3. 2019-07-21 at 3:55 AM UTC

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   Nil African Astronaut [the overexcited four-footed chanar]
   I would. if i could still be thrilled, is that pleasure?
4. 2019-07-21 at 3:59 AM UTC

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   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

   Originally posted by Nil I would. if i could still be thrilled, is that pleasure?

   
   I think one could argue that, ultimately, consciousness can entirely be reduced to pleasurable and painful stimuli.
   
   If we can assign a favorable/disfavorable qualitative judgment to it, it's pleasure/pain.
   
   Or, alternately:
   1. Good/bad.
   2. Positive/negative.
   3. Approach/avoid.
   4. Reward/punishment.
   
   I'd imagine that thrills fall somewhere into the pleasure side.
5. 2019-07-21 at 4:06 AM UTC

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   Unwyred Yung Blood
   How could you even gauge pleasure without pain to compare it to?
6. 2019-07-21 at 6:06 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   pretty close to where I am now I think, in an emotional sense at any rate.
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   • The Self Taught Man
7. 2019-07-21 at 7:01 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   I rarely feel pleasure anyway so why not
8. 2019-07-21 at 7:35 AM UTC

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   kroz weak whyte, frothy cuck, and former twink
   no im a catholic
9. 2019-07-21 at 7:42 AM UTC

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   HTS highlight reel
   sounds shitty. i mean experiencing pain and pleasure is a thing, but it's all a matter of by what measure you experience both. i think for most people they experience neutral to pleasurable things far more often than actual painful things. which is why most people don't kill themselves. and since my brain is currently hardwired to value pleasure, you'd be hard pressed to convince me to eliminate that from my existence. on the other hand if my existence were so shitty that i were more hard wired towards the avoidance of pain, i might take the offer.
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   • WellHung
10. 2019-07-21 at 7:46 AM UTC

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    Sophie Pedophile Tech Support
    Absolutely not.
11. 2019-07-21 at 12:04 PM UTC

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    WellHung Black Hole

    Originally posted by HTS sounds shitty. i mean experiencing pain and pleasure is a thing, but it's all a matter of by what measure you experience both. i think for most people they experience neutral to pleasurable things far more often than actual painful things. which is why most people don't kill themselves. and since my brain is currently hardwired to value pleasure, you'd be hard pressed to convince me to eliminate that from my existence. on the other hand if my existence were so shitty that i were more hard wired towards the avoidance of pain, i might take the offer.

    
    beautifully articulated. You have a really good way with words, and convey meaning with great clarity.
12. 2019-07-21 at 12:05 PM UTC

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    WellHung Black Hole

    Originally posted by aldra pretty close to where I am now I think, in an emotional sense at any rate.

    
    what is?
13. 2019-07-21 at 12:07 PM UTC

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    WellHung Black Hole

    Originally posted by Unwyred How could you even gauge pleasure without pain to compare it to?

    
    good point. idk.
14. 2019-07-21 at 12:10 PM UTC

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    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition

    Originally posted by WellHung what is?

    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia
15. 2019-07-21 at 12:18 PM UTC

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    WellHung Black Hole

    Originally posted by aldra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia

    
    Do you think that your anheDonia is from excessive drug use, mental illness, or both? I'm sorry you're feeling that way.
16. 2019-07-21 at 12:32 PM UTC

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    NARCassist gollums fat coach
    i like pain, its very interesting when you study it.
    
    
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17. 2019-07-21 at 12:33 PM UTC

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    WellHung Black Hole

    Originally posted by NARCassist i like pain, its very interesting when you study it.
    
    
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    narc, Do you prefer emotional or physical pain?
18. 2019-07-21 at 12:34 PM UTC

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    Technologist victim of incest

    Originally posted by NARCassist i like pain, its very interesting when you study it.
    
    
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    So do cutters. What’s the point?
19. 2019-07-21 at 12:34 PM UTC

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    NARCassist gollums fat coach

    Originally posted by WellHung narc, Do you prefer emotional or physical pain?

    
    physical of course
    
    
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20. 2019-07-21 at 12:36 PM UTC

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    NARCassist gollums fat coach
    anyone ever get that sudden intense pain in the foot that just comes from nowhere, hangs around for about 30 seconds then disappears again?
    
    
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