Are we all just drug addicts?

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Oh and the ant thing ... biological beings can't run on an algorithm, or all of this is part of the algorithm. It's Dawkins who put this very very well in his book on the selfish gene. The genes you have want to control you (the body) and guide you in such a way that you can ensure their survival. But there's a delay between what happens at the genetic level and what happens in the physiological level. So to ensure your survival, genes gave you some level of autonomy, i.e. your brain. So you can't run on a rigid fixed formula because the more adaptive you are the better you are at survival, but at the same time, somethings are better left to instincts. So biological beings have some flexibility, but there are things that map out the big picture for us, like we have to eat certain types of food, have sex, stay safe, keep warm, etc. etc. And these are usually done by giving you pleasure or discomfort.