Chapter
The Psychology of Spite and Revenge
25:58 - 32:38 (06:40)
The act of spite involves causing harm to someone else even if it means damaging oneself emotionally or materially. In this podcast, the psychology behind spite and the motivations behind it are explored.
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The concept of spite involves doing harm to others at a personal cost, such as giving up an emotional reward for the sake of inflicting damage, instead of simply trading one kind of gain for one kind of loss.
25:58 - 32:38 (06:40)
Spite
Summary
The concept of spite involves doing harm to others at a personal cost, such as giving up an emotional reward for the sake of inflicting damage, instead of simply trading one kind of gain for one kind of loss. It is not considered true spite if a person only accepts a risk in order to receive benefits for themselves or their offspring.