Why We Choose to Consume Sad Media: The Paradox of Pleasurable Sadness
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Written by: Mason Kissell Edited by: Fahad Hassan Shah (Image from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/woman-cries-listening-music-on-vinyl-2533917043?trackingId=0a03531e-e03f-43d1-a3e6-e648bc1d87e0&listId=searchResults ) Introduction Most people say they want to be happy. Yet whether we are already sad or feeling perfectly fine, we often seek things that deepen our sadness, such as through a heartbreaking song, a movie that ends in loss, or a poem that weighs heavily on the chest....