Does our biology allow for perfect happiness throughout

If happiness traslates directly to neurotransmitters, probably no, and for good reason.

Absolutely not. You've watched too many movies.

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>>8483468
The human brain is obviously capable of generating short burst of overwhelming happiness and bliss, but making it a permanent condition is extremely difficult, if not impossible for most people.

>>8483526
What kind of technology trickery would be needed to make it permanent?

If we make it permanent, do we all just die of hunger because there is no need to _seek_ a positive valence if you are in a constant state of it?

Is this not what a skinner box is? Is this not why people overdose?

Could there be a way around this problem? Like having artificially intelligent robots deliver a constant stream of nourishment while we remain in a constant catatonic state of pleasure? How do we guarantee that this system does not fail and we all die, when everyone would be totally incapable of doing anything other than feel happy, and our capacity for problem solving atrophies and dies?

If we do solve all of these problems and this state is achieved, do we even technically qualify for "conscious" living things in such a state? Are we not instead vegetables existing in a permanent vegetative state forever?

Is this even really a problem? Would it really be so bad to cast off the shackles of having to be nomadic animals, forced to constantly move from place to place in search of sustenance and other basic needs? Is not being a plant just as valid a form of "life"? Why don't we go back to that? Plants are much more efficient. They are not endangering the continued survival of life itself on this planet because of their extremely wasteful nature, as we are.

Just some things to think about.

>>8483468
We are not born to be eternal lolis so no.

>>8483468
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>>8483468
Biologically impossible because our instincts always look for the best possible outcome and if they are not perfect then we experience a negative response to create a stimuli driving us to try and find a better environment.

Life is about accepting difficulties so no
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>>8483468
>perfection
you're playing the game ofexistence wrong

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>>8483468
heroin, all the way till u od. maybe electrostimulation which is essentially the same

>>8483468
The "best" state you can ever reach is pure contentment in any situation.

Be a normie theyre basically happy if the television works

Wasn't this question already addressed?
It's in Herodotus somewhere, I'm sure.

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it is in the dhamma

>>8483468
Technically.

The thing with serotonin is that your receptors become accustomed to it, and that's why users need higher doses to get the same hedonic effect. Over time the receptors calm down and get back to baseline. But receptor proteins all die eventually, you'd basically need to find a way to make serotonin receptors that die and regenerate quite quickly.