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Deep down in our hearts, we relish other people's pain.

The dark pleasure of Schadenfreude

Apple Jun and Leanne Yoon November 9, 2023
“The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned so that their bliss will be that much greater,” wrote the Italian priest St. Thomas Aquinas in “Summa Theologiae.” Ever since the outset of civilizations, human beings have experienced pleasure in others’ misfortunes. Try to deny it, but we are Cruel with a capital C. “Schadenfreude” (shaa·duhn·froy·duh) captures this twisted situation in the media and our daily lives – you cheer when others throw shade at the celebrity you hate and flash a gleeful smile when your nemesis receives a bad grade. 
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