Thread: What is Fun?
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Old 11-06-2009, 10:30 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Fun is peanut butter ice cream.

On a more serious note

A subjective emotional experience, I'd say.

You might enjoy something, I think, without calling it fun. ie, a horror movie. I'd guess there's some distinction between "fun" and "enjoyment".

A person might enjoy physical conflict such as boxing / martial arts ringfighting, because it's exhilarating and challenging. But I doubt they'd call the experience of hitting and being hit "fun".

A person might also enjoy pain in a sexual context, and get huge amounts of pleasure from it. But still not calling it "fun". Maybe satisfying, but not fun.

But fun always includes enjoyment, I think.

Just some random thoughts for now
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