DrWakko wrote:
The best explanation I heard came from slave dawn of the Erotic Awaking podcast.
dawn said "a submissive thinks about each submissive act before he/she does them and a slave just does."
Might not be 100% correct, but I think its really close. If someone was listening to that podcast and wants to correct me please do.
Lifestyle subs are a thing.
I think things through by nature. So the point I don't have to think about even important things. I'm that good of "remaining aware". Even pointing it out to others. There's reasons I "just do" as well. For example, being either really happy or really mindfucked or otherwise really "mentally bothered" which might cause a "strange action".
As for slaves not having a say, if something makes a slave down then it would be somewhat foolhardy not to point out "This affects me", I think. Even normal relationships require another "having their say and dealing with it" too. Even a salve needs to speak up in such moments. Yet it can still be the "owners choice alone". Not just because of a D/s dynamic, but because each and every of OUR actions is our OWN of which affects others. Which we're all willing to change if they harm others we care about or make them uncomfortable. By which I mean causing "mental distress". Not just being "a little uncomfortable". I like it rough for example. Wouldn't want to have something on my mind all day, which can lead to all week which might lead to all month which might lead to years.
Perhaps a slave is simply more likely to not "roll over" unless they're put in line? But then there's subs like that as well. Or maybe a slave has yet to know how to "direct themselves" with others and trust in another to handle them. Yet even there reasons for being "a bit odd and needing to be handled in a strange situation" need to be covered. Or at least accepted by another even if not fully understood.
The more I think about it the more I think sub and slave are simply two names for the same thing at the end of the day. Each with varied styles. Kind of like how a fry can also be a chip.