Schadenfreude

The Digital Human by BBC

Nov 14, 202229:03Science & Medicine

What’s going on when we scroll through our social feeds finding momentary happiness in the mishaps of celebrities or politicians whose views we dislike? Or delight in the stupidity of everyday people on 'epic fail' sites...

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