27 July 2022

Gluckschmerz

Had to look up the term for this.  Related to schadenfreude, but not the same:

Displeasure at another's good fortune is Gluckschmerz, a pseudo-German word coined in 1985 as a joke by the pseudonymous Wanda Tinasky; the correct German form would be Glücksschmerz. It has since been used in academic contexts.

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2022 at 1:19 PM

    I am so happy that you found the correct form!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 28, 2022 at 11:31 AM

    I think of schadenfreude as only applying to ill-happenings to bad people, but apparently I'm wrong.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2022 at 3:06 PM

    I read somewhere recently (here?) that the social network is fueled by jealousy. Better to day it runs on gluckschmerz?

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