DaftyduxWhat is something you dont care to understand or "get"?
davidgroSpicy food.
I can’t comprehend how individuals or entire cultures choose to just deal with the pain until they build a tolerance.
Sure it probably made sense when the choice was to starve or to eat something that hurts (even a little), but as soon as non-painful food was available, why continue with the kind containing “Don’t eat me!” chemicals?
You don’t dive into the deep end of pain. You start with midline uncomfortable and work your way up.
In some people it causes the body to releases enough internal happy drugs that it is worth the discomfort.
I’ve never understood that either - Is it different from say stubbing a toe or biting a tongue? (Not hard enough to do permanent damage) Those should release endorphins also, right?
It seems to me like people rarely hurt themselves on purpose except food and sex stuff, and the sex stuff appears to be uncommon.
rustydominoI agree that flaming asshole level of heat is silly. But capsaicin activates heat receptors - people with less tolerance perceive it as pain but for those of us that can tolerate it, it’s more heat coupled with maybe just a little pain. Heat (or the perception of heat) can act as a flavor enhancer.