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Business A has an idea but needs people to invest in it to take off. Group B takes a risk and invests in Business A. Business A succeeds and Group B is now enri

by aestra 13y ago

Business A has an idea but needs people to invest in it to take off. Group B takes a risk and invests in Business A. Business A succeeds and Group B is now enriched. Replace Business A with Bitcoin. >I wish people wouldn't use that word. Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies.

michaelochurch 13y ago
Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies. I wish they wouldn't use it when it doesn't apply. It's a perfectly fine word.
lutusp 13y ago
> Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies. Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation, but the class of studies to which you refer only describe. Sort of like saying, "The night sky is filled with little points of light," and calling it astronomy.
- aestra 13y ago
  >Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation What the hell are you talking about? http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 Abstract: To test the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at the suffering of others, will result when an envied person experiences a misfortune http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short This study tested the hypothesis that schadenfreude (or pleasure in another's misfortune) would be more closely related to resentment and a wish to correct a perceived injustice than to envy, and that sympathy would involve different processes. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 The present study tested the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at another's misfortune, results when a misfortune is perceived as deserved. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude

by aestra 13y ago

michaelochurch 13y ago

Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies. I wish they wouldn't use it when it doesn't apply. It's a perfectly fine word.

lutusp 13y ago

> Why? There is no English equivalent and it represents a concept that is a well known phenomenon which has been subjected to scientific studies. Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation, but the class of studies to which you refer only describe. Sort of like saying, "The night sky is filled with little points of light," and calling it astronomy.

aestra 13y ago
>Psychological studies of the kind you're referring to aren't scientific. To be valid science, a study must test a theory, an explanation What the hell are you talking about? http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/69046 Abstract: To test the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at the suffering of others, will result when an envied person experiences a misfortune http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short http://psp.sagepub.com/content/28/7/953.short This study tested the hypothesis that schadenfreude (or pleasure in another's misfortune) would be more closely related to resentment and a wish to correct a perceived injustice than to envy, and that sympathy would involve different processes. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-11932-007 The present study tested the hypothesis that Schadenfreude, pleasure at another's misfortune, results when a misfortune is perceived as deserved. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Schadenfreude