The tidal pull of schadenfreude

Adrian Vermeule expresses the charity I wish to feel combined with the pleasure I do feel. I do hope these people find a way to transition into jobs that provide value to others and I also celebrate the reduction in cognitive pollution that that move will entail.

I’m not happy the journalists have lost their jobs, per se; I believe everyone should have the chance of productive work and hope they find some in another industry. But I am positively thrilled they can no longer pour an endless stream of poisonous error into the public forum.

— Adrian Vermeule (@Vermeullarmine) January 26, 2019

However, these kind of tweets make it really hard to muster that charitable feeling I know I should have. The tidal pull of schadenfreude is strong.

Shot/Chaser: pic.twitter.com/fsjUg1MuLt

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 25, 2019

Please, please, please. I am trying to be good.

BuzzFeed CEO Gives Laid-Off Staffers Parting GIF https://t.co/ULudIdeJ5a pic.twitter.com/hbWhuB1xP9

— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 25, 2019

Stop it. Please stop.


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