Well to be honest, hedonism was always a thing, but i feel like in the recent decades things have gone more extreme. I was born in 1989 and as back as i can remember i was bombarded by various pleasures coming mainly from entertainment.

To make the case. As we speak every aspect of possible sensual pleasure has a huge industry to back it up. Do you like visual stimulation>movie and trip industry, auditory>music industry, savory>food, sexual>pornography and sex toy, olfactory (i mean smells)> perfume, alternative sensual stimulation> drugs, participation in alternative ''worlds''> games. And the list goes on to be honest.

I would say that people who are into hedonism (a lot) have some of these traits in common:

1. They seem to focus on their preferences and become obsessed with them.
2. They tend to grow intolerances to conditions that come in contrast with their obsessions.
3. They tend to develop kind of self-destructive behaviors. It mainly has to do with apathy towards things that they don't care about. Some neglect human interactions, others neglect their bodies, others neglect environment, society, other people well being.
4. Some develop narcissistic behavior. To a greater extent, they will take advantage of other people to promote their well being. To a lesser extent, they will push away people who have different lifestyles and never hear from them again.

Anyway i can tell a lot more things about this subject, but i think i have covered up the basics. What is your opinion on it and how do you approach it?