@hibikir1 "It doesn't matter what you think" if I'm not impacting is wrong to me. I gain utility from evaluative beliefs without action too.
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@sebinsua But you have freedom somewhere else to make that evaluation matter. Otherwise, your mind is completely invisible to the rest of us1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sebinsua Aren't pleasure maximization and pain avoidance just motivations? If nothing matters, there is little space for beliefs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hibikir1 We sometimes choose our motivations - even core ones. When we fixate on or temper them we could modify beliefs off them.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hibikir1 Maybe beliefs are crystallised projections of motivations.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hibikir1 It wouldn't necessarily be a good idea to throw away beliefs because our motivations changed as we share them with others.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sebinsua Yeah, beliefs have also a signaling component. Failing to change beliefs leads to unhappiness though. A balancing act1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@hibikir1 No balancing act there but the paradox that while I was controlling my thirst by drinking I was actually giving in to it.
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@hibikir1 Some thirsts are quite important. Thirst for water is obviously very different from thirst for chocolate or fame.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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