Mill (1979) considered pleasures such as drinking and playing video games to be superior to "lower order" pleasures such as poetry and reading.

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John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) actually considered intellectual and artistic pleasures (like poetry and reading) to be higher pleasures compared to the more bodily pleasures (such as drinking), not the other way around.

Mill (1979) Considered Pleasures Such as Drinking and Playing Video