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When was entertainment NOT trauma-based? Ever? Anywhere?
Epic poems of war? check
Biblical descriptions of suffering? check
Gladiatorial battles? check
boxing/wrestling/mma? check
Why do we watch a train derailing? Why do we rubberneck as we drive by an accident? I said it a few posts ago, and I'll say it again - this is not new. Sex, violence, fear, elation - humans are wired to want to biggest and most intense feelings that can be mustered. And while love is grand, you can't have pure love on demand. But you can have pure sex. Pure fear. Pure violence. Our entire collective being throughout history proves that it's no different now than ever.
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