@machinegod @profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos I see pain at least being a critically important feedback mechanism for ongoing adaptation to a changing environment? which is why I think we tend towards minimum viable pain- signal:noise to trigger self-protective behavior- and so I'm skeptical that it can be much reduced
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