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Researchers Richard H. Smith and Wilco W. van Dijk grabbed my attention with this line about schadenfreude: It’s “an emotion typically born out of inferiority rather than superiority.” I would add that it doesn’t always have to be about inferiority; schadenfreude is also born out of fear, powerlessness, and/or a sense of deservedness.
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
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