pjeby comments on Is masochism necessary? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pjeby 11 April 2009 02:16:21AM 3 points [-]

But there are ordinary, acceptable behaviors

So, sexual perversion isn't ordinary or acceptable?

Pain triggers endorphins in order to help us fight or flee, and it feels good.

This is certainly an explanation consistent with BDSM usage of pain, and can be entirely independent of any sexual component.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 11 April 2009 02:45:32AM 0 points [-]

So, sexual perversion isn't ordinary or acceptable?

No, by definition. I'm speaking descriptively, not normatively.

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 11 April 2009 02:47:31AM * 5 points [-]

<pedant> "Acceptable" has strong normative connotations; "accepted" is unambiguously descriptive. </pedant>

Comment author: PhilGoetz 11 April 2009 03:01:11AM 0 points [-]

Good point.