@algekalipso I feel like pain is generally adaptive to encourage self-protective behavior ... if it is necessary for continued existence, and if that existence is net positive, where is the ethical disaster?
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Reply · Feb 16, 2023@machinegod @profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos I see pain at least being a critically important feedback mechanism for ongoing adaptation to a changing…Reply · Sep 6, 2023@nickcammarata imo most pain is useful for survival - feedback telling you you're taking damage... the distinction some ppl make between pain vs…Reply · Dec 18, 2022@algekalipso Why do you think that wild animal suffering can be substantially reduced without negative unintended consequences? Pain is a survival…Reply · Feb 1, 2023@MikePFrank @goth600 @architectonyx has it and needs it to survive, taking away pain without taking away life is tricksy problem