[jbboehr]

> imagine we create some sort of virtual device that one plugs in and it just basically gives you endless pleasure.

There is a term for this concept: wireheading[0][1].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead_(science_fiction) [1]: https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/wireheading

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also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_stimulation_reward#Intra...

(I'd thought wikimedia used to have a wireheaded rat?)