Individuals who face significant dangers in their daily lives may not have a desire to consume fear for entertainment.

“our lives are filled with too much real fear actual for us to be like you know what i think i'm going to do is relax with a little bit of fear”

Engaging in fear within a controlled environment can serve as a form of rehearsal for handling real-world threats.

“it's like you're almost rehearsing for if there was a real threat but you're doing it in a safe environment”

Recreational fear allows individuals to derive pleasure from fear by experiencing it within a secure, non-threatening context.

“it's fear while maintaining the cocoon of safety you feel you know that you're safe but yet somehow you're tricking your brain into feeling like you're scared right”