This is really a rather sad reflection of how people treat each other. Taking joy in others’ misfortune is not very nice. It’s almost as stupid as doing something to spite someone. One of the worst things you would want yo do is to make someone mad at you. What good could possibly come from that?
Gore Vidal was a sharp, caustic American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical and prescient commentary on American politics and empire. The phrase reflects his lifelong role as an outsider and a self-styled “master of the obvious” who spent decades warning the public about political corruption, corporate control of government, and disastrous foreign interventions.
This is really a rather sad reflection of how people treat each other. Taking joy in others’ misfortune is not very nice. It’s almost as stupid as doing something to spite someone. One of the worst things you would want yo do is to make someone mad at you. What good could possibly come from that?
Gore Vidal was a sharp, caustic American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical and prescient commentary on American politics and empire. The phrase reflects his lifelong role as an outsider and a self-styled “master of the obvious” who spent decades warning the public about political corruption, corporate control of government, and disastrous foreign interventions.