What would aliens think if they leaned we evolved fear as a survival mechanism, but we intentionally seek out situations that trigger our fear response, for fun?

Horror movies, extreme sports, thrill-seeking, it’s all weird.

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Changed the title and added an extra line to make it clear I’m talking about the fear response, and not specifically about extreme sports

  • dustyData@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The thought of commuter traffic as an extreme sport depresses me. But then, the number of people who die from cardiac arrest while sitting in a traffic jam is not zero.