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Cyrenaic hedonists took a different approach to pleasure than Stoicism, focusing on pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain as the highest good.
Aristippus, a follower of Socrates, diverged greatly from his teacher's principles to indulge in luxury and extravagance, believing in seeking pleasure while maintaining mastery over desires.
Cyrenaic hedonism promotes living a life devoted to pursuing pleasures while also advocating for mastery over desires, without becoming a slave to pleasure.

Death is a universal human preoccupation, but certain arguments and perspectives can help alleviate the fear of death.
Handling pain and grief requires acknowledging and accepting the inevitability of suffering and loss, while finding ways to endure and grow from these experiences.
Emotions can be challenged or encouraged based on their alignment with reason, and developing emotional resilience involves cognitive evaluation and management.

Social desirability bias can make things sound better than they are, affecting our beliefs and intuitions
Revisionism about intuitionism challenges the trustworthiness of non-hedonic intuitions in moral beliefs
Having a few non-hedonic intuitions doesn't necessarily go against hedonism, as strong arguments support it

Philosophy is not just a rarefied activity - it's about the basis informing our decisions and can be seen as a life operating system.
Our default philosophy often revolves around seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, but self-reflection can help in moving towards more conscious decision-making.
Understanding our hypocricy quotient - the gap between our beliefs and actions - can lead to deeper self-awareness and satisfaction in life.

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