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People watch horror movies, practice violent or dangerous sports and have painful sexual practices for fun. I wouldn't be surprised if such a machine would bec
by sametmax 7y ago
People watch horror movies, practice violent or dangerous sports and have painful sexual practices for fun.
I wouldn't be surprised if such a machine would become popular, not as way to build your empathy, but as entertainment.
We are weird creatures.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoviolent or dangerous sports reward you with adrenaline. I guess horror movies probably do to. I will leave it to the reader's imagination what sexual practices provide as a reward. What reward will this machine give the user?
- sametmax 7y agoNo idea. But I've seen videos of people bursting balloon and others commenting on them, encouraging it, like a crowd cheering in front of gladiators. So I'm pretty confident about the ability of humans to build niches out of anything.
- maxxxxx 7y agoA lot of dangerous, stressful or painful experiences are fun as long as you know you are getting out Ok on the other side. People would probably enjoy it much less if there was a chance that they may get killed in that machine.
- harperlee 7y agoRelatedly, a lot of funny anecdotes only seem funny in hindsight - but were not very pleasant during them.