I am having a hard time coming up with a scenario in which a sharp, large decrease in my standard of living makes wireheading a more sensible thing for me to do.
I do sympathize with the urge to do it even if it isn’t sensible—ditto the urge to drink habitually, have unprotected sex with strangers, faff about on the Internet while at work, or shoot myself in the head—but I can’t quite grasp that as a long-term plan, either.
one of my motivations for accumulating resources is the ability to wirehead myself if things look to be going down the drain.
Can you expand on what you mean by “things go down the drain,” here?
sharp, large decrease in standard of living.
I am having a hard time coming up with a scenario in which a sharp, large decrease in my standard of living makes wireheading a more sensible thing for me to do.
I do sympathize with the urge to do it even if it isn’t sensible—ditto the urge to drink habitually, have unprotected sex with strangers, faff about on the Internet while at work, or shoot myself in the head—but I can’t quite grasp that as a long-term plan, either.