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3 Post author: FAWS 11 April 2012 03:39AM

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Comment author: Incorrect 11 April 2012 10:44:11PM 7 points [-]
  1. Because it's boring if you aren't a sadist
  2. Because there's more fun stuff to do
  3. Because you may prefer to think of yourself as a sort of person who is not evil.
Comment author: MixedNuts 20 April 2012 01:44:01PM 2 points [-]

Self-modify to be a sadist. Actually, do that regardless, it's fun and non-evil sadism is easy to come by.

Comment author: khafra 20 April 2012 05:43:16PM 1 point [-]

It does seem like a good idea. One of the big surprises for me, when I was first exposed to people of alternative practices, was how much easier it was for the dom/sadist types to find a partner than the sub/masochist ones.