Or to the problems of anyone else really, at least when you consider the reality of our lives objectively. I mean which sounds better to you, having to constantly alleviate needs thrust upon us by our bodies, or not having any of those deficiencies (and the suffering which comes with them) in the first place?
Pleasure is entirely relative to a measured reduction in suffering, and placative. There is no benefit to an individual in ensuring the continuation of their life, but rather a guarantee of future harm coming the body torturing them to get what it wants. You might argue that this isn't the case, but you'd be hard pressed to find even one positive experience which is an exception. For instance, sex and companionship are only good because we want them, the desire for them coming from the imposed deprivation, thus the only thing we gain by obtaining them is a reclamation of the state we once had before this suffering was placed upon us. The only possible exception that I can personally come up with would be the appreciation of art, yet this doesn't even come close to justifying the amount of pain and frustration we have to experience to do so.
If I were a truly rational being, then surely I would make every effort to end my life as quickly as possible, as to do everything within my power to limit my accumulation of negative utility.
Pleasure is entirely relative to a measured reduction in suffering, and placative. There is no benefit to an individual in ensuring the continuation of their life, but rather a guarantee of future harm coming the body torturing them to get what it wants. You might argue that this isn't the case, but you'd be hard pressed to find even one positive experience which is an exception. For instance, sex and companionship are only good because we want them, the desire for them coming from the imposed deprivation, thus the only thing we gain by obtaining them is a reclamation of the state we once had before this suffering was placed upon us. The only possible exception that I can personally come up with would be the appreciation of art, yet this doesn't even come close to justifying the amount of pain and frustration we have to experience to do so.
If I were a truly rational being, then surely I would make every effort to end my life as quickly as possible, as to do everything within my power to limit my accumulation of negative utility.
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