(November 1, 2011 at 4:15 pm)Jay1982 Wrote: I found this article online today concerning a new concept called wireheading. Apparently with the aid of implanted electrodes in the pleasure centres of the brain, people can have 24/7 uninterruped bliss. This type of technology throws up all kinds of ethical questions and I'm sure it will divide opinion in all quarters, but I just thought I'd share it here and see what you guys thought, here's the link..
http://www.highexistence.com/wireheading...e-emotion/
Not new. Larry Niven used it as a minor plot hook in his Ringworld novels back in the 70's. Generally portrayed as a bad idea unless you've already lived ~200 years & are bored as hell. I think he even called the users wireheads.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
