#sociality — Public Fediverse posts
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Why rejoice in the misfortune of others
One way to feel my social status improving is if someone else lowers theirs. And so, when I see someone mess up in ways that cause them to lose face, and thus lose social status, I can feel a burst of satisfaction as my own status is raised, at no cost to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
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