jristenx wrote:Chase Variant wrote:jristenx wrote:
Some people do get personal enjoyment out of accomplishing difficult tasks. It's not necessarily about sharing it with others, but the personal sense of accomplishment that comes from achieving a hard to reach goal. There's a reason the "thrill of the hunt" is a phrase.
Yeah, but the “thrill of the hunt” refers to the fact that chasing something is more satisfying than actually getting it, and usually once you get it, you lose interest. That’s not a good thing.
Not getting your point.... for some people, chasing something is just as, if not more, satisfying then the object itself. I'm not sure if you can objectively say that is a good or bad thing. As long as someone is enjoying themselves and not harming anyone else, I prefer not to cast judgement or mock them. I know I enjoy something more when I feel like I've "earned" it. There's a reason my favorite pops tend to be ones I had to work for and not the ones I wandered into the store and grabbed off the shelf.
I see how this can apply to some. Always want what you don’t/can’t have. And once you have it, you don’t know what you got til it’s gone!
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