Like there's a strain of antisocial behavior that allows for any boundary-pushing to pass because "It's just trying to get a rise" as if that isn't a sadder motivation than someone trying to confront contradictions.

I think it's as simple as one being puerile to shock and feel like you are getting one over on your proverbial mom and dad, while the other is trying to make you uncomfortable and sit with that discomfort. Horses can't be brushed off as juvenile, it requests confrontation and engagement.

As Charlie Brown awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic blockhead.

Watching that footage made me think about how the spectacle was paired with a limited amount of player inputs and actual danger. I'd only be playing, learning things about the fight, or interacting in half that footage as opposed to being shown A Game Being Played, if that makes sense

Have you tried a setup like these children's museum "ant experience" tunnels

"Peaky" is a british slang term for looking pale or sick

Have you tried Large Flavored Drink, the classical american substitute