Really? Why don't you ask a masochist what's so great about hanging on meat hooks?
And no, not because it hurts, but in spite of it hurting
You are making things up. Masochists crave pain because it gives them pleasure. In the end if something is perceived as "feels good" it's "feels good" whether it's pain or not.
Hypothetically, would you still care for your children if it brought you nothing pleasurable?
No I wouldn't. I am not a masochist. Love is a two-way street in my world. Apparently not in yours. Why feed the dog who bites you? That's stupid and masochistic in my book.
Please if words mean their opposite, it's quite impossible to discuss. We can assume that in the extreme case of masochism, hanging on meat hooks is pleasurable. It has no bearing on the discussion.
Masochists crave pain because it gives them pleasure. In the end if something is perceived as "feels good" it's "feels good" whether it's pain or not.
So we can say that pain feels good to a masochist. He still can choose otherwise (not pleasure) and the argument remains the same.
Love is a two-way street in my world. Apparently not in yours.
No such thing as unrequited love in your world. Well, there goes a lot of good literature.
Why feed the dog who bites you?
Perhaps you don't want it to starve. And if it's not a dog, but a human, your child hypothetically, would you see it any differently?