You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyIsometimeslike beingsadHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Wisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Predators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyIsometimeslike beingsadHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Wisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Predators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!

Responses to the Hedonistic Imperative - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. You would risk getting stuck in a local-maxima of collective wellbeing
  2. Agency comes from being able to choose not to suffer
  3. The Singularity is going to happen before this anyway
  4. It's physiologically impossible to always be happy
  5. I sometimes like being sad
  6. Haven't you seen the effects that drugs have on people?
  7. Haven't you seen Inside Out?
  8. You can't have pleasure without suffering
  9. You are basically proposing to pump Prozac into the bloodstream of newborns
  10. The meaning of life comes from suffering
  11. Nozick's experience machine is a foolproof rebuttal to your ideas
  12. The very concept of happiness requires contrast
  13. Pain serves a function that cannot be replaced by anything else
  14. It's sociologically impossible
  15. Genetically encoded bliss would destroy all of the authenticity we have left
  16. Are you going to force people to be happy? I'd rather die
  17. You cannot be both smart and blissful at the same time
  18. If we were always happy life would be boring
  19. We already know that "life is suffering" as the Buddha said
  20. This is basically "Brave New World"
  21. Wise people are stoics, not hedonists
  22. There's no such thing as hyperthymia - they are just lying about their feelings
  23. Suffering is necessary to atone our sins (original sin doctrine)
  24. Predators are necessary for the health of ecosystems!
  25. You know, some of the greatest art was inspired by suffering!