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Enjoyment from watching others get hurt, and sociopathy
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RE: Enjoyment from watching others get hurt, and sociopathy
November 27, 2017 at 7:45 pm
(November 27, 2017 at 7:28 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yeah I don't understand schadenfreude. To me that seems sociopathic too. The only time I feel glad to see someone's misfortune is when the person is a jerk and I feel they got what was coming.

I think you just explained the appeal of schadenfreude. 

Well, that, and Slapstick, and it really helps when you can divorce yourself from the reality of the situation, which is remarkably easy for most people:


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