Plus we have a hard time conceiving of what it would be like to always be in a state of maximal, beyond-orgasmic pleasure.
When I imagine it I cannot help but let a little bit of revulsion, fear, and emptiness creep into the feeling—which of course would not be actually be there. This invalidates the whole thought experiment to me, because it’s clear I’m unable to perform it correctly, and I doubt I’m uncommon in that regard.
Plus we have a hard time conceiving of what it would be like to always be in a state of maximal, beyond-orgasmic pleasure.
When I imagine it I cannot help but let a little bit of revulsion, fear, and emptiness creep into the feeling—which of course would not be actually be there. This invalidates the whole thought experiment to me, because it’s clear I’m unable to perform it correctly, and I doubt I’m uncommon in that regard.