Hedonism
Soviestan
03-09-2008, 05:17
Do you view yourself as a hedonist? I've come to find that I very much am.
More or less. Pursuing pleasure is an end in and of itself for me. Nothing better than kicking back and enjoying myself rather than worrying about the billion potentially horrendous things going on in the world.
Smunkeeville
03-09-2008, 05:21
I'm really not.
The Infinite Dunes
03-09-2008, 05:22
I'm reading 'A picture of Dorian Gray' at the moment, so that would be a no.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
03-09-2008, 05:24
Do you mean an Ethical Hedonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism) or a pleasure seeking, self-centered asshole?
I'm reading 'A picture of Dorian Gray' at the moment, so that would be a no.
Don't tell me you're not down with the opium. Nothing says 19th century cool like opium.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
03-09-2008, 05:24
I don´t know. Maybe I am... :cool:
The Infinite Dunes
03-09-2008, 05:28
Actually, maybe I am a Hedonist. Or at least vaguely. I'm very bad at forcing myself to do something that would be to my own benefit, but that I would not find enjoyable.
But then I don't really just see Hedonism as the pursuit of pleasure, but the pursuit of pleasure through depravity.
Don't tell me you're not down with the opium. Nothing says 19th century cool like opium.
As if I could afford opium.
As if I could afford opium.
Hell, tobacco sets me back enough to make opium a hazy dream.
The Infinite Dunes
03-09-2008, 05:33
Hell, tobacco sets me back enough to make opium a hazy dream.Are you talking financially or mentally? :confused:
Because the latter would really be quite shameful...
Marrakech II
03-09-2008, 05:37
But then I don't really just see Hedonism as the pursuit of pleasure, but the pursuit of pleasure through depravity.
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Same here. I wonder what the Op's exact definition is.
Marrakech II
03-09-2008, 05:38
Are you talking financially or mentally? :confused:
Because the latter would really be quite shameful...
I believe Vetalia is still a student. So I would think financially. ;)
Thumbless Pete Crabbe
03-09-2008, 05:46
There are many, many things that I value above my own personal pleasure.
Are you talking financially or mentally? :confused:
Because the latter would really be quite shameful...
Financially, of course, although those Natural American Spirit Periques are pretty potent. They're hard to find, but well worth the money.
The Infinite Dunes
03-09-2008, 05:56
Financially, of course, although those Natural American Spirit Periques are pretty potent. They're hard to find, but well worth the money.I think I was a bit confused by the hazy dream analogy... though it was pretty witty.
Alcohol is me own drug of choice, and it is drunk purely for taste -- intoxication is just a pleasant side effect.
http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=4009
That stuff is amazing and I would recommend it to anyone, even a Muslim.
Do you mean an Ethical Hedonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism) or a pleasure seeking, self-centered asshole?I am a hedonist in the sense that I'm a pleasure seeking, self-centered asshole.
Cheerio!