Someone goes on a hike with others. They’re cold and their feet hurt. They decide to continue the hike to the destination instead of turning around 30% in. They’re not saying their conscious experience during the hike is positive, but they prefer to continue because the hike isn’t (just) about their moment-to-moment experience!
Likewise, with life, many people want to continue their lives for reasons other than “isn’t it wonderful what I experience moment-to-moment?” For instance, we have things we’re curious about, things to look forward to, projects to finish, bucket list items to tick off.
Of course, some people really do live for positive experiences (and are happy on net) – that’s perfectly fine.
Yeah.
Here’s an analogy:
Someone goes on a hike with others. They’re cold and their feet hurt. They decide to continue the hike to the destination instead of turning around 30% in. They’re not saying their conscious experience during the hike is positive, but they prefer to continue because the hike isn’t (just) about their moment-to-moment experience!
Likewise, with life, many people want to continue their lives for reasons other than “isn’t it wonderful what I experience moment-to-moment?” For instance, we have things we’re curious about, things to look forward to, projects to finish, bucket list items to tick off.
Of course, some people really do live for positive experiences (and are happy on net) – that’s perfectly fine.