Befriending Utility Monsters: Being the Adult in the Room when Talking About the Hedonic Extremes

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In this episode, we explore what it means to be responsible and sensible when confronted with the fact that pain and pleasure follow a long tail distribution? When discussing ultra-painful or ultra-blissful experiences one needs to take off the glasses we use to reason about "room temperature consciousness" and put on glasses that actually take these states with the seriousness they deserve.

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