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We commonly and unknowingly model stress as a direct function of an event: F(s) = E. Phrases like "that event was stressful," "that job interview was stressful," or "start-ups are stressful" imply stress is an objective property of the event itself, fixed to a job interview as much as its...

I. Premises * The goal is to live a life well lived, measured by maximizing well-being (whatever your utility function is). * ASI would be able to engineer mental states through advanced pharmaceutical interventions, brain machine interface, etc., that radically improve human experience relative to the greatest pleasures on offer...