question of the weekend: Why is evil attractive and good boring?

Vampires are hot. So are gangsta rappers. Actors often say that villains are more fun to portray… and from the audience’s perspective, villains are often more fun to watch than heroes. Even our slang glorifies evil: “Bad” and “wicked,” in some contexts, actually mean “good” and “cool.” Why?

the timestamps are all off here…

I just noticed. The U.K. hasn’t switched to Daylight Savings Time yet, but my server is still acting like we’re five hours ahead of the East Coast of the U.S. Except we’re not: for another week, we’re only four hours ahead…