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1word1day the splendiferous med_cat posted about Hathos:
"Hathos is the attraction to something you really can't stand; it's the compulsion of revulsion."
The most succinct term I'd had to date to describe this unfortunate situation (regrettably common whilst perusing the Internet) was "bile fascination" from TV Tropes.
*contemplates why we succumb to it*
1word1day the splendiferous med_cat posted about Hathos:"Hathos is the attraction to something you really can't stand; it's the compulsion of revulsion."
The most succinct term I'd had to date to describe this unfortunate situation (regrettably common whilst perusing the Internet) was "bile fascination" from TV Tropes.
*contemplates why we succumb to it*
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Date: 2022-09-04 08:42 am (UTC)Re: definition, it was hyperlinked from a recent article, or a newsletter, in The Atlantic--can find it for you if you wish?
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Date: 2022-09-04 05:09 pm (UTC)Oh yes, thank you!
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Date: 2022-09-04 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-04 08:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-04 05:09 pm (UTC)I think "hate following" is an example/subset of bile fascination, yeah.
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Date: 2022-09-04 12:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-04 05:05 pm (UTC)Isn't it! It's going to be very useful.
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Date: 2022-09-05 03:25 am (UTC)Seeing someone you don't like having an unpleasant experience is a sort of one-step-removed revenge. They made your life miserable - now life is making them miserable!
I've known couples whose entire relationship was based on mutual revulsion. It was revolting to everyone who saw it, of course. And it caused damage to all parties concerned.
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Date: 2022-09-06 09:09 pm (UTC)