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>Why do we find conflict interesting to read? Overcoming adversity is literally what life does, from smallest to largest. I'd be genuinely surprised if, evolv
by Baeocystin 6y ago
>Why do we find conflict interesting to read?
Overcoming adversity is literally what life does, from smallest to largest.
I'd be genuinely surprised if, evolved survival machines that we are, some kind of difficulty to dedicate our thinkmeats to overcoming wasn't a necessity for a healthy life.
- kbutler 6y agoAnalogous to the hygiene hypothesis - that too clean an environment causes the body's immune system to respond inappropriately, causing autoimmune disorders, etc. And maybe the Culture books are really an exploration of that idea.