: This suggests that every psychological event has an "A-process" (the initial feeling) and a "B-process" (the after-effect). For some, the "B-process" of pain is a profound sense of calm or euphoria. 🎭 Psychodynamics of the S-M Spectrum
To be a "masochist" in the Wired isn't about the pain itself; it’s about the pleasure of ego-death pain and pleasure v03 smasochist lain best
The “pain and pleasure” axis is rendered not as BDSM aesthetics but as epistemic masochism : Lain choosing to stay in systems that hurt her because leaving would mean losing the only identity she has. That’s the sadomasochism here — not whips, but the refusal to unplug. : This suggests that every psychological event has