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David Roberts's avatar

I never thought of spite before as you've laid it out. I think spite is a form of schadenfreude where you are the cause of the "schaden."

Satan gets back at God by messing with Adam and Eve not merely by declaring it's better to rule in hell.

Thanks for this essay, Henry.

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Dorothy Van Daele's avatar

How interesting! And thought provoking. I have always thought of spite as beneath us, low, ignoble. Something to be ashamed of indulging in… Yet what else is revenge? Liked your examples.

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