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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

My opinion here, but I think schadenfreude is actually a rather negative and toxic emotion that should at most just be tolerated, if not discouraged. It's a kind of vice, it might feel good in the moment and in small doses but it's ultimately harmful over time and shouldn't be made habit. Like, there's no net positivity added to the world through schadenfreude, it's a crabs-in-a-pot type mechanism. I guess I just don't think we should be conditioning ourselves to feel glee at anyone's downfall, even our enemies.