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Podcast: PRay TeLL, Dr. Hash
Episode: 1421 Narcissistic Masochism
Description: As illogical as it may seem, evolution has programmed a lot of people to receive a psychologically-induced hit of dopamine when they are degraded or even tortured, called masochism. Masochism isn’t modern, religious devotees have long endured self-inflicted pain as a sign of piousness. In the past, people were doing all they could to survive; their everyday lives were defined by constant want & degradation, which is probably why the dopamine reward evolved, because those that got it survived while most of the other downtrodden did not.
However, as society has progressed & matured, making things easier, providing excess time & comfort, it...