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> Violence is entertaining on some level Maybe more generally, I learned through improv training that changes in relative status are entertaining to humans. It
by asdfman123 7y ago
> Violence is entertaining on some level
Maybe more generally, I learned through improv training that changes in relative status are entertaining to humans. It's interesting when a peasant pulls one over on a king.
Maybe we are inherently interested in things that threaten to change social hierarchy. Observing changes in it is important!
- arrosenberg 7y agoPsychologically, I think this boils down to the fact that our brains like novelty and surprise. A King punching down on a subject isn't novel, but a subject punching up on the King (and living to tell about it!) is.