I like this. A lot to chew on for me. Especially the “optimize for the appearance of suffering” part.
A corollary of this is that when things are too easy (low pain) they are “cheating”, “don’t count”, or somehow “illegitimate”. I may have been making things too hard on myself for just that reason.
I like this. A lot to chew on for me. Especially the “optimize for the appearance of suffering” part.
A corollary of this is that when things are too easy (low pain) they are “cheating”, “don’t count”, or somehow “illegitimate”. I may have been making things too hard on myself for just that reason.