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[andrewducker]

When we are young the only way that we can be persuaded to do unpleasant things is to be told that they are good for us. Nobody ever needs to tell us that things we like are good for us, because we do them without needing reinforcement.

This gives rise to the strange feeling that things are only good for us if they are unpleasant. I wonder if this has generally negative effects.

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[ex-digitalis869.livejournal.com]

Ooo! That's a *really* interesting thought. I would seriously be willing to bet that it has negatively affected me long-term, now that I think about it.