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the joy you pretend not to feel when smug people faceplant in public.
german loanGerman for harm-joy, untranslatable in one English word
brain scanStudies show it lights up reward centers
opposite existsFreudenschadenfreude means pain at others' joy
early ageToddlers show it before age two
justice flavorStronger when the victim seemed to deserve it