Not at all. Mistake theory would say sadism is a reaction to pain and caused by incorrect world-modeling about the protective value of inflicting it on others.
This does not strike me as a psychologically realistic model of sadism, and (absent further explanation/justification) counts in my opinion as a rather large strike against mistake theory (or at least, it would if I took as given that a plurality of self-proclaimed “mistake theorists” would in fact endorse the statement you made).
“Sadism exists and is popular” is something I think of as a major blind spot for mistake/error theorists.
Not at all. Mistake theory would say sadism is a reaction to pain and caused by incorrect world-modeling about the protective value of inflicting it on others.
This does not strike me as a psychologically realistic model of sadism, and (absent further explanation/justification) counts in my opinion as a rather large strike against mistake theory (or at least, it would if I took as given that a plurality of self-proclaimed “mistake theorists” would in fact endorse the statement you made).
This is an example of the problem. More concern with intractable causes than tractable effects.