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concept Updated 2026-07-24 Tags: Psychology, Emotion, Status, Groups

Schadenfreude As Comparison Emotion / 比较中的幸灾乐祸

Schadenfreude as comparison emotion / 比较中的幸灾乐祸 is 145.嫉妒与鄙视：我该如何躲避这双向的毒箭？’s account of why another person’s setback can feel rewarding. The episode presents it as a hybrid of envy and contempt: an envied target falls, and the observer gets relief, superiority, or group pleasure from the reversal.

The source uses sports and group identity to show that schadenfreude does not require direct personal gain. If a team, school, nation, class, or online faction becomes part of the self, the rival’s loss can feel like the self’s win.

Key Claims

  • Schadenfreude appears when comparison turns another person’s pain into evidence that one’s own group or self is restored.
  • It can be stronger when the target was previously envied, admired, resented, or seen as undeserving.
  • Group identity can make distant failures emotionally close even when the observer has no material stake.
  • Online pile-ons can turn schadenfreude into a social bonding ritual.
  • The episode treats the feeling as understandable but ethically risky because it can hide Dehumanization By Comparison / 比较导致的去人性化 behind laughter, justice, or fandom.

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