This is the subtext implied in the saying, “A Lannister always pays his debts,” from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Margin. It is frequently applied in the context of compensating someone for helping one of the Lannisters, but it also functions as a warning against misdeeds.
Incidentally, I would point out that I’m pretty sure I’ve read of psychology experiments where self-inflicted pain is rated as less painful than the same electrical shocks inflicted by another person.
I wonder what would happen where the pain is something like a needle-stick in a blood donation:
Inflicted by someone else, but with the consent of the person experiencing it.
Presumably the element of malice wouldn’t be present...
--Arthur Schopenhauer
This seems obviously true, but why is it true?
There’s not point being annoyed at nature, but a precommitment to revenge is useful.
This is the subtext implied in the saying, “A Lannister always pays his debts,” from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Margin. It is frequently applied in the context of compensating someone for helping one of the Lannisters, but it also functions as a warning against misdeeds.
Incidentally, I would point out that I’m pretty sure I’ve read of psychology experiments where self-inflicted pain is rated as less painful than the same electrical shocks inflicted by another person.
Gray, K., & Wegner, D. M. (2008). The sting of intentional pain. Psychological Science, 19(12), 1260-1262. pdf
Many thanks for the reference!
I wonder what would happen where the pain is something like a needle-stick in a blood donation: Inflicted by someone else, but with the consent of the person experiencing it. Presumably the element of malice wouldn’t be present...