People seem to implicitly define hedonism in terms of present experience. IMO, hedonism is no more present-oriented than nostalgia. Its defining trait is avoidance of ugly truths about future, just as defining trait of nostalgia is avoidance of unpalatable truths about the past.https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1148607130850562049 …
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Remember that scene in the Matrix where the essence of "Zion" (promised land connotations in name, but promise not yet achieved) is apparently a rave. Lose yourself in ecstasy for tomorrow the sentinels find us and blow us up before "Zion" fulfills the promise of its name.
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The way I understand hedonism is as sugaring/sexing/substancing yourself to such a degree that it blots out all thought of the future. It’s a tight, desperate hug to the present moment
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