From Chili-Eating Contests To Ultramarathons, Why Do We Seek Pain For Pleasure?

October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021

a man holding a large tray of red chilis and a water bottle — “At its core, masochism is about choosing pain on purpose, for a reason. And often, in my experience, that reason is to feel bad to feel better. I believe that this phenomenon — the engineering of situations in which one suffers in order to secure guaranteed relief — is worthy of a tender, hilarious, heartfelt-examination.”

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/24/1048836211/from-chili-eating-contests-to-ultramarathons-why-do-we-seek-pain-for-pleasure

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