sheer pleasure in Misfortune

A new article offers a potential explanation as to why we take pleasure from someone else's misfortune. Answered: Why do some people get pleasure from the misfortune of others - is attenuated by our perception of how much that person deserved. Schadenfreude is that that jolt of pleasure we take pleasure in the misfortunes of others. We've all probably been in that situation and we've all felt that joy. A review of “Schadenfreude: The Joy of Another's Misfortune,” by Tiffany Watt Smith.