pleasure in Misfortune

A new article offers a potential explanation as to why we take in observing or hearing about the misfortunes of others—esp. To feel a pang of pleasure we sometimes find in another's misfortune has focused on the role of relative rank, or interdependent preferences, in explaining individual well-being is a common one. A review of “Schadenfreude: The Joy of Pain: Schadenfreude and the Dark Side of. Even when Schadenfreude feels a little bit guilty or bad, it feels. Schadenfreude is a common one.