"Why Are We Sadistic Towards Our Sims?" (New Statesman article)
I don't have time today to read this, but I thought I'd bring it here for discussion: Amelia Tait, "'I want to cheat on him and set him on fire': why are we sadistic towards our Sims?" New Statesm...
When I started playing from the start with The Sims I used to kill off Sims frequently but now I get upset if one dies. Perhaps that comes as you get older and value life more.