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Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Research pr... - 3/29/2013 2:49:51 PM

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...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 2:55:32 PM

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Whether by design or by fluke, this world is a doomed thing, no pleasure from saying it, just a very, very tired feeling.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 4:57:41 PM

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Whether by design or by fluke, this world is a doomed thing, no pleasure from saying it, just a very, very tired feeling.

The world (Earth) is not doomed (well not for another 5 billion years anyway)

Earth was here long before humankind emerged; it will be here long after our species has gone extinct. Why would you expect differently? Maybe unrealistic expectations are what make you feel so tired.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 4:59:42 PM

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No doubt about that!

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 5:02:20 PM

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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

So Dusky, you're saying people in general are dysfunctional? Not just the pervs on this site?

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 5:16:26 PM

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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

I read the whole thing but....I don't get it.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 5:43:46 PM

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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

So Dusky, you're saying people in general are dysfunctional? Not just the pervs on this site?

I suppose one could draw that conclusion if they wanted to.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/29/2013 6:07:46 PM

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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

The author of the article draws conclusions from the research that aren't weren't actually studied, nor even indirectly implied by the research itself. It's a whole bunch of speculation and loose associations that isn't actually supported by the research he quoted, making the conclusions the article itself reaches, pretty much made up pseudo-scientific bullshit.

Interesting research study though.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/30/2013 3:54:36 PM

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On a site filled with sadists and masochists, you are surprised to find people enjoying pain. I would have thought this was a given.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/30/2013 8:20:07 PM

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There is nothing in this, other then a dbag trying to prove himself clever. If he thinks the things he is reporting are earth shattering, then he really needs to get out and explore the world and read a little bit.

Yes, it has been known for a long time that pleasure and pain trigger the same part of the brain, and that pain through endorphins can be a pleasurable thing, kind of like drugs, plus that our brain can take what is pain and turn it into joy...it is actually part of our survival mechanism. I don't know how pain play will cause the end of the world, though.

As far as people getting pleasure out of being miserable, that is as old as the hills. Lot of married people might argue marriage is a classic example of that *lol*. Seriously, how many people do you know who love being the victim? How many people set themselves up for rejection, then wallow when it happens? People love reading stories of cheating wives (one of the most common forms of stories sought out online), they love watching horror movies, 'torture porn' like the saw movies, you name it...people eat white castle hamburgers (that will end human civilization as we know it), they also watch honey boo boo or the "housewives' series (my favorite torture? The shows on the ID cable channel, featuring spouses knocking off the other one, a husband and wife killing her female lover, all this horrible, gory mess)......wallowing in pity is an old, old expression and it is simply human nature. And if you want a real example, find me anyone who isn't comatose who watches "The View" or "The O'Reilly report" who isn't deliberately wallowing in pain and misery.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/31/2013 7:08:51 AM

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ORIGINAL: Duskypearls

...physical and emotional pain?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ever-wonder-why-the-world-is-so-screwed-up-research-proves-people-find-pleasure-in-physical-and-emotional-pain.html

I've heard this idea put forth before, the notion that people in misery are in that situation because they want it or find pleasure in it. The first example the article used mentioned the author's father and his eating and drinking habits leading to his death. Even his father didn't understand it, realizing that his habits were leading to his misery and demise and yet, in his words, he couldn't control it.

But eating and drinking might be ways of softening whatever misery one feels, so I don't think he was eating and drinking because those activities made him feel miserable. Eating and drinking can actually be quite pleasurable. It was the consequences after those activities which made him feel miserable.

So, people seek what is pleasurable without really thinking about the consequences. I don't think it means that they sub-consciously want the consequences to befall them or that they get pleasure out of it.

People just don't think. That's the real reason the world is so screwed up. It's like the whole world is just one big auto accident.

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/31/2013 7:10:48 AM

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reading anything by prison planets contributors makes me wanna hurt myself.... so I dont very often

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RE: Ever wonder why the world is so screwed up? Researc... - 3/31/2013 8:30:39 AM

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