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DontTreadOnMemes ago

My theory on the social media posts... at some point getting away with the most dastardly thing you can do must get boring... like, the rush would stop being so intense... so the next logical step to bring that rush back is to start flaunting it in public to make it dangerous again.

militant ago

Well observed. Pretty much what I read yesterday in an article by Michael Maccoby: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/sexual-misconduct-by-men-in-power/2011/06/13/AGmaS4SH_story.html

It’s possible they have gotten away with their seductions for years and have come to believe that they are invulnerable, that the rules don’t apply to them. Also, these are people who have chosen a very risky career path. The same personality type may also be attracted to affairs where the sexual thrill is enhanced by the danger of getting caught.