Saturday, May 07, 2016

[amrqqkbd] Schadenfreude and the perception filter

Schadenfreude is an unusual emotion, both because it is very strong, but also because it depends on someone else's emotions.

More unusual is that people don't notice how unusual it is.  Why?

It, or its underlying mechanism, is probably at the root of much, maybe all, of human conflict, and ultimately might be the cause of our extinction.

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