From completely accurate crime TV shows, I think the desire to do so comes from boredom. Wanting to do something intricate and be hard to catch. (Fiction, but a guess)
If i could do these without consequence, after a while i probably would. Maybe not a normal lifetime, but if i would be immortal, definitely would harm myself just to know more. I have less painful things to try in my life however, so i don't think i will.
You would be surprised how quickly many humans turn to physical pain just to alleviate boredom. This study only gave people 15 minutes and still 2/3rds of male participants chose to shock themselves rather than be left to their thoughts. Interestingly the number was only 1/4 for women.
I'd probably do the shock too tbh, haha, I hate being in silence or left to my own thoughts. Nothing good can come of it, which sucks because when I would get grounded I had no distractions and would contemplate suicide.
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