Your comment seems absolutely right, I have no idea where the whole ‘turn itself off’ thing came from.
Suzanne is proposing that that’s (essentially) what happens to wireheads when they finger their reward signal—they collapse in an ecstatic heap.
In reality, there are, of course, other types of wirehead behaviour to consider. The heroin addict doesn’t exactly collapse in a corner when looking for their next fix.
Suzanne is proposing that that’s (essentially) what happens to wireheads when they finger their reward signal—they collapse in an ecstatic heap.
In reality, there are, of course, other types of wirehead behaviour to consider. The heroin addict doesn’t exactly collapse in a corner when looking for their next fix.