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Originally Posted by Natrushka
This is a topic that's interested me for a while now. Who engages in revenge (Machiavellian-type revenge!)? Js vs Ps, Is vs Es? Is there a type more adept at it?
Revenge takes planning and follow through; not to be confused with crimes of passion. xxTJ?
What do you think? Have you ever engaged in a little Just Desserts?
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I'm a firm believer in punishing bad behavior instead of turning the other cheek. I do it for my own (long-term) sake and for the perpetrator's. I also do it because punishment alleviates my feelings of anger (i.e. for revenge).
However, the will to punish is just one factor that enters into my cost-benefit analysis when deciding how to act/react, and I restrain myself whenever retaliation would be overall counterproductive. I am tolerant of my boss's bad behavior, for instance. But whenever I ignore bad behavior, I have to go release the negative energy in a productive way so I don't end up passing it on to someone undeserving (such as the people I love).
The controlled and rational practice of punishment with calm certainty seems very TJ to me.