For those of us that are unfamiliar with the term Schadenfreude, it is when a person takes pleasure in the failure of another person.

Schadenfreude can also be, and usually is, a personal experience. For instance, you have labored for years as an artist and you know someone has had a taste of success on a level above where you currently exist and you harbor a bit of competitive resentment. Then one day you hear about how he or she got drunk at an art opening and insulted a prominent critic or affluent supporter of the arts.
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