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Weird Wants

By Devon Knowledge and Belief Mind and Consciousness 2 Comments

27

Jun 2023

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Perverse Desire

18

Aug 2023

There's something fascinating about those kids who ate laundry soap as part of a weird “challenge,” or people who deliberately loiter on the steps with the “no loitering” sign. These are strange things to want to do—what are people getting out of them?

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