Second thought: some might say that people only enjoy smoking because they’re addicted. On the other hand, people enjoy eating when they’re hungry because they need food. Would a serious hedonist want to increase the number and intensity of their desires so as to get more pleasure from fulfilling them?
I think I once heard a story/legend/parable/joke/something about someone who had deliberately bought very tight shoes so that every evening they would enjoy the relief of taking them off.
Second thought: some might say that people only enjoy smoking because they’re addicted. On the other hand, people enjoy eating when they’re hungry because they need food. Would a serious hedonist want to increase the number and intensity of their desires so as to get more pleasure from fulfilling them?
Katja Grace deliberately sought a caffeine addiction for this reason.
I think I once heard a story/legend/parable/joke/something about someone who had deliberately bought very tight shoes so that every evening they would enjoy the relief of taking them off.