Fascination with the stocks/pillory

I couldn’t find a specific thread for these devices. I remember always having a terrifying curiosity about these even when I was young. Seeing a picture of them empty or in use, or even mentioned in a story is enough to get me going. I’ve never had the pleasure of being put in them except at a renaissance fair for a photo op - which totally doesn’t count because I couldn’t be locked in 😢

Does anyone else find these to be an object of obsession? Anyone who has found themselves inside them care to describe the experience? The humiliation, positioning, and loss of control just seems so exciting, more so than other bondage devices or furniture. I always thought if I was going to have just one large BDSM piece for home, it would be one of these. When I lived alone I sometimes fantasized about getting one that could be used for self bondage with a timed lock device.