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JessicaParnell: 1 year ago

Why are we today still drawn to tragedies, the way the ancient Greeks were?

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waldorff: 1 year ago via iPhone

It adds excitement to our lives without cost. We don't have to die in a nasty car crash, we can just see it on the tele.

An allied thought - there's a German word - Schadenfreude - it means taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others...

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TimTuckmor: 1 year ago

i guess it is who we are if you look back you realize it is much easer to remember the negative then it is the positive. so i guess we are just nearly drawn to the tragedy the same way we remember the negative better.

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kivetttome: 1 year ago via iPhone

Don Henley states it beautifully, "We love dirty laundry!"

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