So at what point do you stop getting research points for followers ? I ' ve seen someone saying that it happens after the last mission , is that right ? If so I ' ll just hold off doing that until I ' m all maxed <| sep |> He kisses back and eagerly sucks on his finger , giving him an innocent look . <| sep |> For the same reason its better to cure the disease than to merely suppress the symptoms . In real world terms you can sometimes be forced to stop taking the pill . You can run out , or run out of the ability to supply yourself . There are also real world consequences . Effects on the body that can negatively impact one ' s happiness . We coukd go through them but we can all imagine how constantly drinking alcohol can negatively impact the body and create barriers to happiness . You can be drunk forever . Your body won ' t let you . You can say I ' ll be drunk and happy until I die . Thats called drinking yourself to death and I promise you , it ' s unpleasant . There is another real world problem . To stat on the pills forever you have to abandon most normal parts of life , including , I ' m guessing , a job . So then how does one pay for the pills ? I think an individual could find happiness in embracing hedonism , many have . I dont think we claim it as the one true path . I think the problem again is the symptomcure problem .