Starting to understand Alan Watts as an alcoholic better. Rather than getting drunk on power, pride(spiritual or otherwise), understanding, etc... he opted to get drunk on alcohol instead.
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An implication of this thread of thought it that wireheading may be morally right. (Dalai Lama agrees) https://qualiacomputing.com/2017/05/04/the-most-important-philosophical-question/#post-20882:~:text=Recall%20Dalai%20Lama%E2%80%99s%20quote%3A%20%E2%80%9CIf%20it,(Society%20for%20Neuroscience%20Congress%2C%20Nov.%202005)%5D ….
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So... if in the future people ingested a non-neurotoxic form of MDMA along with their coffee. The world would be a better place?https://qualiacomputing.com/2020/03/08/making-amazing-recreational-drug-cocktails/#caption-attachment-28991:~:text=calcium%20blockers%20to%20reduce%20MDMA%20neurotoxicity …
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what if *the* contrarian attitude is that Brave New World is a Utopia and that authoritarian countries like China or Singapore have a head start in shifting the overton window in that direction hmm...
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