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Are We Naturally Drawn to Watching Suffering?
23:16 - 30:19 (07:03)
Historian Garry G. Fagan recounts the perspective of Casanova - who considered the spectacle of execution an offense against humanity - and how his companions were seemingly not as appalled as he was. The question is raised as to whether the tendency to watch others suffer is a natural default for humans.
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Historian Garry G. Fagan explores the human fascination with watching others suffer.
23:16 - 26:56 (03:40)
Summary
Historian Garry G. Fagan explores the human fascination with watching others suffer. He questions whether we are wired to be drawn to this type of entertainment and if it differs from past societies who often paid to witness gruesome spectacles.
ChapterAre We Naturally Drawn to Watching Suffering?
EpisodeShow 61 - (Blitz) Painfotainment
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The podcast discusses the psychology of execution as a form of historical entertainment; how people may have found such spectacles appealing, and why viewers may have found themselves feeling sympathetic towards the executed.
26:57 - 30:19 (03:22)
Summary
The podcast discusses the psychology of execution as a form of historical entertainment; how people may have found such spectacles appealing, and why viewers may have found themselves feeling sympathetic towards the executed.