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The Evolution of Scary Play
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The Evolution of Scary Play

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Coltan Scrivner
Nov 07, 2024
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Why do we engage in such a thing as scary play? After all, isn't play supposed to be fun?

As soon as there was life, there was danger.

This is one of those quotes that is commonly attributed to a famous person (Ralph Waldo Emerson in this case), but the source is actually unknown. In any case, it’s a great quote that captures much of the reason why scary …

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