| ▲ | ionwake 3 hours ago | |||||||
what if the greatest threat is simply there will be hedonistic experiences so great most humans will find them irresistible to the point of shorter lives. Could be from a sandwich that tastes like the best sandwich ever, but is super bad for your cholesterol or something. I dont know where Im going with this. Actually did some research I think the term is "Wireheading" from a story/theory from the 50s | ||||||||
| ▲ | michaelhoney an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
From Larry's Niven's Known Space series, including Ringworld | ||||||||
| ▲ | arthurbrown 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
We have addictive and harmful drugs. Heroin, meth, cigarettes | ||||||||
| ▲ | ImaCake 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
This is already true? Ultra processed foods and tiktok are both deleterious and both wildly successful. Maybe what you are concerned with is a theoretical sandwich that was unfailingly addictive so that no one could escape its effects. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | senderista an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
fentanyl exists | ||||||||