>Researchers at the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma found that if two people share negative feelings about a third person, they are likely to

>Researchers at the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma found that if two people share negative feelings about a third person, they are likely to feel closer to each other than they would if they both felt positively about him or her. no duh. gossip is evil because of the risk to the third person. that the participants strengthen their bonds is obvious. >positive gossip inspired self-improvement efforts, and negative gossip made people prouder of themselves lol. is this fake news or something: how do you put a positive spin on "gossiping about more successful people makes one feel bad about oneself" and "gossiping about less successful people makes one feel good about oneself".