#sociality — Public Fediverse posts

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

#joy #resentment #selfEsteem #rivalry #Schadenfreude #humiliation #sociality #normalcy #morals #sociology #philosophy #criticalThinking #psychology #populism #unitarian #unitarianism #communitarianism #farRight #family #patriarchy #tradition #values

Hi everyone!

I am a Senior Lecturer in #SilwoodPark at #ImperialCollegeLondon. I am interested how social behaviours (#MateChoice, SexualSelection, #sociality) and #LifeHistory traits (#ageing, reproductive traits) evolve in birds. I've also published on #WomenInScience. I use #quantitativegenetics to better understand how #phenotypes are governed by #genetic architecture.

I have too many #pets, I like #hiking, #birding, #moths, and #fungi.

Will follow you back - toot!