Having your eye gouged out or your hand/foot crushed? That mutilates you for life. You can never get over that.

Actually, research shows that subjective happiness levels are no different for people who become invalids after the initial shock.

The truth is that how traumatizing something is, isn't necessarily how much of an effect it has on your life. If you live in Chicago and witness shootings all the time, and are awakened by shootings, then that will have a very negative effect on your life - even if nothing happens to you. Many people who serve in the military leave with PTSD, because of the constant fear of sudden death and seeing their comrades blown to pieces.

You don't just get to ignore 80% of the human experience.

I've met lots of girls with rape fantasies.

And no one who actually wants to be raped.

Post about the war instead, that's where you have valuable input.

Having your eye gouged out or your hand/foot crushed? That mutilates you for life. You can never get over that.

Actually, research shows that subjective happiness levels are no different for people who become invalids after the initial shock.

The truth is that how traumatizing something is, isn't necessarily how much of an effect it has on your life.

I've met lots of girls with rape fantasies.

And no one who actually wants to be raped.

Post about the war instead, that's where you have valuable input.