Am I a sadist??
@stanws (126)
Stoughton, Massachusetts
October 10, 2018 5:46pm CST
Okay, I admit it. When dramatic news hits, I get jacked! Good news, sure, but...yeah...bad, too!
Like the weather. Since childhood, I've always hoped and cheered for the blizzard to wallop us. No, I wish no one harm, just - it's somehow exciting!
The hurricane at the Florida pan handle, what's the name...Michael?...I got a little jolt when I heard the winds topped 150mph.
AGAIN! I know it's somewhat contradictory or at least baffling, that I would get excited at the extreme, but shun any harm or tragedy. It's just so - out of the ordinary and maxed out!
Like the Dow drop today. 830 points down! That excites me! Now, I suppose if I had skin in the stock game, my emotions would be more...what...adult?
Am I the only one who gets this way? What about how traffic slows to a crawl to witness the carnage of a road accident? Is that the same phenomenon, or am I jaded?
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
10 Oct 18
No I don't even bother with the news anymore, the media feeds us with all this BS to keep people scared and that's the way the masses want to keep it.
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@stanws (126)
• Stoughton, Massachusetts
11 Oct 18
You said it, Hillary! And what's worse is how it seems to (and seeks to??) divide us.
@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
11 Oct 18
@stanws I know and it's working. That's very scary, I think everyone needs to shut the TV off and really look around to see what's happening.
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