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#402 - Paul Bloom - Why Pain & Suffering Are Necessary For A Good Life
Modern Wisdom
Is There a Difference Between Art and Scary Movies?
Why do we like scary movies? I think that there is one general answer to that. Our mind is naturally drawn towards casamarios in some way, to be a lot of fun. People who have positive fantasies actually make out less well in the world than people of negative pantasies. The dangers in zombi movies are almost always people zambis. And then there's other ingredients which might think this fear is so you're drawn to it. You can enjoy being afraid for any reason at all.
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