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Malice is a form of self-interest.
by anoncake 5y ago
Malice is a form of self-interest.
- koonsolo 5y agoI don't know why you are getting downvoted, because your statement is 100% correct.
- anoncake 5y agoI wonder what people who disagree think malice actually is. Randomly harming others without even enjoying it?
- darkerside 5y agoIt's called masochism
- anoncake 5y agoMasochists like being hurt, and sadists enjoy hurting others which means doing so is in their interest.
- tgv 5y agoI'd say it's a possible manifestation of self-interest, but that it isn't always self-interest. There are people that hurt others without any apparent self-interest. When it gets out of control, we call them sociopaths or psychopaths. But that's a minor point. My point was more that the dichotomy stupidity vs. malice seems to imply that e.g. playing music, or having dinner is either stupid or bad. Many things get done out of self-interest without being malicious, or without malicious intent.