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From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: Shade [SPOILERS] [longish]
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Carl Muckenhoupt <carl@wurb.com> wrote:
[description of apparent glee on the part of the Shade PC]
>According to psychoanalytic theory, masochism is a result of perceived
>powerlessness.  If you see pain as inevitable, the only way to gain a
>sense of control over it is to inflict it on yourself deliberately.

I get it now; the reason some people keep playing a particular
comp game even though it has so far been torture is because
they figure the rest of the comp games will be just as bad.

SeanB
