Valence enhancement tech could unleash a huge societal value shift
louisvarge · x · 2026-09-28
louisvarge argues writing about hedonism persuades few people; the most effective valencepill is likely an actual pill. Sufficiently safe mood-enhancement tech that most would try once could trigger a huge value shift in society, and curing hundreds of millions of chronic pain sufferers would be similarly transformative.
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