I'm not sure what to think about hedonism. If we were to all be hedonists, the world would be selfish and unconstructive. Biologically it makes perfect sense to chase the dragon of happiness, but I think we are built for more. That more, is others. Utilitarianism makes much more sense to my small mind than hedonism.

Did Hedonism grow out of the Neitzchean ideal of god being dead and us necessarily having to fill that lack of purpose or sense of direction with distraction to minimize the pains of being alive?

Though, I think Neitzche wanted the lack of god to be replaced with humanity striving to build themselves into the ideal species. I'm sure eugenics was born in that thought space. Not what I think he was going for, but his sister was a real piece of work and decided the Nazis would benefit immensely from a cruelly twisted and completely misunderstood philosophical thought process. If she hadn't misinterpreted his thoughts regarding the Ubermensch deliberately, who knows what could have been different.

What is a freelance philosopher, and where does one apply!

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As my first post on this community, and my first post on Reddit in general, I 'd just like to say this is hilarious.

On a serious note, I have found my philosophy to be nothing but a burden. I hope to find some open people willing to discuss new ideas with a fool (me) who is willing to learn.

Feel free to message me.

The pursuit of pleasure is totally opposite to his philosophy. You should struggle and remain eternally unsatisfied. He sees pleasure as a means to an end, not the end itself.

Just msg, i could need someone to reflect with.

>expert in hedonism

I'm somewhat of an expert in hedonism myself

Opening a new chat isn't working for me. Maybe you could message me, u/rejectednocomments u/fursten123

I msged u

How can this be without contradiction? Pleasure is selfishness. I think pleasure a dangerous game to play.

Can you give a hint as to what your philosophy is, or should I private message you?

Buddhism is against hedonism as Budda recognized humans can become addicted to chasing insatiable pleasure that ultimately does not bring happiness.

Neuroscience explains that use of drugs like cocaine can stimulate the release of dopamine to bring euphoria, but once our dopamine is depleted through the abuse of drugs or any activity that brings intense pleasure, the pleasure a person gets become less and less, fueling more addiction, and in some cases depression through dopamine depletion.

David Pearce is a negative utilitarian. He's not advocating for personal suffering abolishment alone but total and universal abolishment for all sentient beings.

Buddhism isn't against hedonism, they're against simple solutions that don't work permanently. They're against simple, naive hedonism, but not hedonism in its broadest understanding: freedom from suffering.