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unicornpicnic t1_iwlfa8z wrote

I love fire. And I also read psychopaths love the taste of coffee and I love that, too. Should I be worried?

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Herb_Eaversmelled t1_iwlmu72 wrote

I used to love playing with fire as a kid. A lot of it boils down to curiosity. I’m a curious person in general and love “seeing what will happen if I do x” so it’s not an absolute guarantee that someone will be a psychopath. If you’re burning property, harming animals, etc. then that would be a red flag but simple curiosity is normal especially in little boys.

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-downtone_ t1_iwm5ohv wrote

If you like to burn things for the destruction or pain it causes, yes.

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unicornpicnic t1_iwmwy53 wrote

Nah, it’s not for destruction. I just like looking at fire.

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azazelcrowley t1_iwpenfl wrote

“My preliminary findings indicate that humans are not universally fascinated by fire. On the contrary, this fascination is a consequence of inadequate experience with fire during development.” University of California, Daniel Fessler.

"Where fire is generally used in day-to-day activities, people only become interested in fire until they master their control of it. At that point there is a significant dropoff of interest. In modern civilization, where that is not the case, interest in looking at fire and being mesmerized by watching it persists throughout life."

I would wager if you watch pyrotechnicians and other fire-users in a modern civilization you will notice they don't fire-watch in the same way others do. Tribal folks apparently don't behave this way.

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Strazdas1 t1_iwpeun2 wrote

Nah, worrying is not something psychopaths do.

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