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Originally Posted by Frodo
Gallows humor, in my mind, is an attempt to make light of a depressingly difficult situation---I’m all for that. It’s really kind of laudable, actually. OTOH, Schadenfreude, generally speaking, I got no time for...unless, of course, there’s karma involved.  |
I feel exactly this. As a big practitioner of gallows humor (due to my life experiences) I can tell you that while it has many good uses sometimes it is very much poor form in the eyes of society. I cannot lie that there are hints of Schadenfreude in me rarely. It is a vice, but it is hard to fight nurture.
When Karma is involved however, is it really still Schadenfreude? If so I feel a lot less guilty!