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ANMnn TIL that sadism and masochism as counterparts is a misnomer. For instance, Sade (origin of sadism) wrote in his books that a sadist doesn't enjoy "a willing servant." It was just Freud who created the whole sadomasochism concept... Damn you, Freud.
XERo8 TIL humans often experience ‘illusions of control’ over events we cannot actually change. While psychologists in the past thought this meant we evolved to be deluded, some neuroscientists now think these false beliefs are our brain’s rational response to an uncertain and unpredictable world.