schadenfreude

If you ever need a reminder that there are many, many unstable people in this world, just hop on the internet. From Facebook comments to mind-boggling flat earth tweets, there's evidence of psychosis all around us. And we have to admit, it's kind of entertaining. 

We don't take pleasure in laughing at the misfortunes of others - unless they're relatively harmless, of course. This batch of f*ck ups, design fails, and baking disasters is exactly the kind of schadenfreude we're okay with. 

Can't say we'd like to walk a mile in their shoes. But gosh, do we love schadenfreude. 

It's no secret that we're absolute suckers for schadenfreude and fails. These images, culled from the depths of the r/therewasanattemptsubreddit, are everything we love and more. Bask in the regret with us!

When I was 24 I gave myself a black eye because I was too lazy to turn on the light in my bedroom. Fully sober, I attempted to make it from the door to my bed and ended up tripping on, and into, an antique chair. The black eye that resulted from this moment of genius boasted an impressive color palette. It was not my finest moment. Fortunately, I am not alone in my supremely dumb injury. These stories make me feel a hell of a lot better about my life and choices.

Don't you just love when that sweet schadenfreude gets rightfully handed to the entitled? We certainly do.

A scammer got trolled hard while allegedly trying to buy a barbecue pit from a lawyer who immediately caught on to his phony payment scheme. The scammer attempted to use a fake check, which would've given the him access to the lawyer's bank account, but instead, trolling hilarity ensued.

(Obvious) moral of the story? Never try to scam a lawyer.

This rude customer definitely got the royal schadenfreude treatment!

Thisis sure to make you rage.

Scha·den·freu·de [shahd-n-froi-duh]
noun
Satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

[German: from Schaden harm + Freude joy]

[via: Schadenfreezers]