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An introduction to schadenfreude……   1 comment

Posted at 2:15 pm in rivercityvibe

In these grim economic times, people are unbearably glum.  One of my reasons for living is to put this situation right. I think of myself as a tour-guide of sorts, leading the miserable to broad sunlit uplands where they can be happy once more.

A technique I embrace in pursuit of this, is to introduce people to the rather nasty little German concept of schadenfreude. The usual source defines schadenfreude as “largely unanticipated delight in the suffering of another.” It’s German. It’s unpleasant. But it works like a dream.

So if you’re feeling out-of-sorts and can’t seem to shake the black dog of depression, have a laugh at this poor fucker:

Good material, nein?

Written by Joe Bones on March 16th, 2009

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