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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: 240B on April 15, 2018, 01:20:48 am
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Constitution
By Andrew West
April 14, 2018
As much as it pains us to admit it, we, as human beings, are truly fascinated by the idea that others within our species can rationally hit their breaking point while continuing to push forward in whatever menial task was at hand.
This sort of behavioral trudging is the stuff of legend. Whether you have a co-worker who is using the anger and vitriol of his divorce to fuel a renewed interest in his career, or when watching a professional athlete lash out against an allegedly rigged system, there is just something inherently interesting about watching our fellow man squirm.
The Germans even have a word for the experience: Schadenfreude, which is loosely defined as the pleasure one gets from the misery of others.
Hitting both categories equally is this next clip, from a news station in Michigan.
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https://constitution.com/one-meteorologists-on-air-meltdown-comes-amid-lengthy-winter/
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