A certain degree of scariness can be fun; this is why horror movies and "extreme" amusement park rides continue to make money, and why some people pursue bungee-jumping, spelunking, or motorcyle racing.
A certain degree of unfamiliarity can be fun, also, at least to a neophile. (Personally, I really have a lot of trouble grokking neophobia, although it's considered one of the hallmarks of the autism spectrum.)
And some people are willing to put up with a fair degree of discomfort if things are interesting enough, or at least up to the point where the discomfort of the interesting-but-not-pleasant things outweighs the discomfort of boredom.
And a person may react in these ways as gut reactions, or because they choose to react a certain way.
I have a feeling you're not bored at all lately...
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Date: 2009-03-24 09:00 am (UTC)A certain degree of unfamiliarity can be fun, also, at least to a neophile. (Personally, I really have a lot of trouble grokking neophobia, although it's considered one of the hallmarks of the autism spectrum.)
And some people are willing to put up with a fair degree of discomfort if things are interesting enough, or at least up to the point where the discomfort of the interesting-but-not-pleasant things outweighs the discomfort of boredom.
And a person may react in these ways as gut reactions, or because they choose to react a certain way.
I have a feeling you're not bored at all lately...