No. I personally exhibit a viable human idiogenetic strain which places no value on comfort or pleasure as end-goals—a living counterexample. I try to adhere to the essence of the dictum of life as closely as possible; survive and explore. I’d expect that to be a more enduring invariant shared by distinct lineages than a fear of pain.
Though if humanity were a species for which our agents truly couldn’t resist merging thoughts in every moment- and we very nearly are- I wouldn’t exist. But that still only speaks of humanity.
No. I personally exhibit a viable human idiogenetic strain which places no value on comfort or pleasure as end-goals—a living counterexample. I try to adhere to the essence of the dictum of life as closely as possible; survive and explore. I’d expect that to be a more enduring invariant shared by distinct lineages than a fear of pain.
Though if humanity were a species for which our agents truly couldn’t resist merging thoughts in every moment- and we very nearly are- I wouldn’t exist. But that still only speaks of humanity.