Rambly thoughts about the importance of money
I was thinking about mastery and sadism the other day. It seems that when someone is a sadist it is also often assumed that they are masters but when someone is a master who isn't a sadist their is confusion about how that is possible.
Although I don't think the two have to be linked I must say there is something to the use of sadism in the expression of mastery. (I'm working from the assumption that the master has a slave) What I haven't been able to figure out is why this is the case. Das offered the explanation that in its crudest form slavery is a state wherein out of fear for their life a person submits to another rather than risk death. A person who refuses to submit is either killed or overpowers those seeking their submission and becomes a master themselves. Obviously things aren't so extreme when discussion the state of consensual M/s (usually) but I do think there is something in there that rings true.
Sadism used in M/s as a tool reinforces the power that can be wielded by the master although the stakes usually aren't life/death. There are some activities in bdsm that do carry a reasonable risk of demise though. I have wondered however if some of the less blatantly risky forms of sadism aren't just as if not more effective in reminding a slave of their precarious position. After all flogging, whipping, even breath play are things that cause pain to the body but for the most part leave the mind/emotions alone. When one gets into humiliation play and other forms of non-physical manipulation then you start messing with someone's head which has the potential to go wrong in long term and severe ways.
This made me wonder if the reason so many slaves are adamant about retaining control over their finances with someone they willingly allow full control over their body is that the potential for destruction goes beyond financial ruin. When people are taken advantage of in terms of money they not only suffer the effects of loss of money and whatever discomfort that brings them but they also second guess their own ability to know if someone is trustworthy. And because they are faced with rebuilding their financial stability the issue is up in their faces for a long time. Money is so much a part of everyday life that there is no place to escape its impact. Constant reminders of bad judgement that can last for years are difficult to move beyond and the leap of faith it takes to allow for the possibility is daunting. After all if they screw you over physically in the extreme you'd be dead so not in a possition to worry about it. On the other hand if they screw you over money wise then it's right there taunting you with your broken master picker daily, even multiple times a day and the possibility of a daily errorion of your confidence in yourself, well that sucks.
Although I don't think the two have to be linked I must say there is something to the use of sadism in the expression of mastery. (I'm working from the assumption that the master has a slave) What I haven't been able to figure out is why this is the case. Das offered the explanation that in its crudest form slavery is a state wherein out of fear for their life a person submits to another rather than risk death. A person who refuses to submit is either killed or overpowers those seeking their submission and becomes a master themselves. Obviously things aren't so extreme when discussion the state of consensual M/s (usually) but I do think there is something in there that rings true.
Sadism used in M/s as a tool reinforces the power that can be wielded by the master although the stakes usually aren't life/death. There are some activities in bdsm that do carry a reasonable risk of demise though. I have wondered however if some of the less blatantly risky forms of sadism aren't just as if not more effective in reminding a slave of their precarious position. After all flogging, whipping, even breath play are things that cause pain to the body but for the most part leave the mind/emotions alone. When one gets into humiliation play and other forms of non-physical manipulation then you start messing with someone's head which has the potential to go wrong in long term and severe ways.
This made me wonder if the reason so many slaves are adamant about retaining control over their finances with someone they willingly allow full control over their body is that the potential for destruction goes beyond financial ruin. When people are taken advantage of in terms of money they not only suffer the effects of loss of money and whatever discomfort that brings them but they also second guess their own ability to know if someone is trustworthy. And because they are faced with rebuilding their financial stability the issue is up in their faces for a long time. Money is so much a part of everyday life that there is no place to escape its impact. Constant reminders of bad judgement that can last for years are difficult to move beyond and the leap of faith it takes to allow for the possibility is daunting. After all if they screw you over physically in the extreme you'd be dead so not in a possition to worry about it. On the other hand if they screw you over money wise then it's right there taunting you with your broken master picker daily, even multiple times a day and the possibility of a daily errorion of your confidence in yourself, well that sucks.
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