The ultimate pleasure is anticipation.
No one wants satisfaction.
People are motivated by the anticipation of satisfaction.
Call it Hope. Call it Desire.
The idea of the chase. It’s embodied in “sex drive”, but it’s the primal energy that makes man a hunter.
The kill is a moment. Even when you succeed, there is no lasting pleasure. You just return to the hunt, the chase, the anticipation of the next thing, goal, orgasm, kill, success, triumph.
The hunt is the thrill, the addiction.
The hunt is the challenge that forces our growth, focuses our mastery.