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Originally Posted by sysryn
It is strange how people (well, i can't use the word "enjoy") "focus" their attention on other people's misery. For example when you see a car accident and stuff.
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I've thought about this before too. I am one of those has to look at an accident, even though I don't like that about myself. I think that when people see horrific things it is like a reminder of our mortality. It's easy to forget that life isn't forever while you are happily living it. But bad accidents remind us "that could be us" and that we are never safe from death and it presses upon us the feeling of the unknown.
I took a horror literature class in college, and we explored the concept of traditional horror( like in Frankenstein or Dracula) and the more modern concepts of "gore" movies. The conclusion my class came up with was that curious humans enjoy this stuff because they naturally crave understanding about death and fear. Sometimes there is a religious side to it too.
