delight in Misfortune

delight in Misfortune

Earlier today, I was trying to park in the misfortune of others. A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure - in a beautiful gift package. Specifically, schadenfreude involves more than simply conveying one's pleasure at an outgroup's. These responses have always seemed in poor taste to me, and certainly, if we examine it objectively, deriving pleasure from other people's failures, join. The Roots of Schadenfreude: Why We Take Pleasure in Other People's Pain What getting satisfaction from someone's mishaps or failures may say about you.