Modern Mythology: The Wandering Underpants Circus of Hedonism
http://www.modernmythology.net/2011/01/wandering-underpants-circus-of-hedonism.html?spref=tw

Avoiding all pain and displeasure compulsively leads to an increase of those things in the future, as well as an increased possibility to run into disaster because you have your blinders on.

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Hat tip to @catvincent for the link