"Endymion" <disintegration@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> Tiny Human Ferret wrote:
>
>> > Endymion wrote:
>> > There's little mystery to nice, and to the extent there is, no one
>> > wants to know the answer - the secret nastiness you're hiding.
>>
>> What, fookin' hepatitis?
>
> No, I mean hypothetically, from their point of view. I think a lot of
> the appeal of the sp00ky bad boys is the "I'll be the only one to
> understand him, to find that deep-down hidden good in him" - whereas
> with outwardly decent people (not to be confused with nice-guy
> syndrome, btw), there's nothing hidden unless it's the *un-nice* bits
> of their personality.
This is clever, but probably a little excessively complicated.
People in this culture [1] have a strong tendency to wor****p
strength. "Niceness" is associated with being wimpy, refusing to
stand up for yourself, and so on, which is why people are
ambivalent at best about "nice men".
The "bad boys" at least have chance at registering as
tough/determined/brave/etc.
[1] Probably in many cultures, but I doubt in all of them, so
everyone should please refrain talking about this as the "natural
result of evolution" unless you want to get involved in a very
tiresome debate again.
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