I think the only reason people ever say things like this make them ‘happy’ is in the absence of a more accurate label.
Schadenfreude? Commonly translated to English as “joy at seeing other’s misfortune.” I hope in most cases it is more associated with seeing someone in the wrong receiving their comeuppance. The joy of watching your enemy suffer a setback or even defeat.
Kinda, but again I think ‘joy’ doesn’t really hit the mark. We’re all trapped in the same gas chamber; there are some trapped with us that we’ll take the opportunity to tell “We told you so…” and when they complain that it hurts to breathe, we tend not to give a shit about their suffering cuz they literally asked for it.
It stands out as a silver lining, but only because the situation we’re in is so shitty that it’s the least negative part of what’s happening.
Schadenfreude? Commonly translated to English as “joy at seeing other’s misfortune.” I hope in most cases it is more associated with seeing someone in the wrong receiving their comeuppance. The joy of watching your enemy suffer a setback or even defeat.
Kinda, but again I think ‘joy’ doesn’t really hit the mark. We’re all trapped in the same gas chamber; there are some trapped with us that we’ll take the opportunity to tell “We told you so…” and when they complain that it hurts to breathe, we tend not to give a shit about their suffering cuz they literally asked for it.
It stands out as a silver lining, but only because the situation we’re in is so shitty that it’s the least negative part of what’s happening.