A surprising number of OB threads have turned into discussions of pick-up artists.
Well, they do epitomize “rational agents should win”.
would you prefer a life entirely free of pain and sorrow, having sex all day long?
Depends on the specifics, but quite possibly. The Superhappies aren’t wireheads, they’re out exploring the universe and learning while being super happy. I could go for that.
Can we have links to research on impact of television, Internet etc. on happiness etc.? This sounds interesting.
I’d be interested as well. I suspect the causality is mostly in the other direction, i.e. it’s not that watching TV making you unhappy, but that happy people have better things to do than watch TV.