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by Doxin 1890 days ago
> Many people don’t regard “you’ll be in pain and then forget” as the same as “no pain.”

This makes perfect sense to me. Forgetting the pain is nice for future-me, but doesn't do anything for current-me. There will be a period where I am in pain and am aware of it. Forgetting it later is good for your mental health presumably, but forgetting something doesn't erase it from existence.