Originally Posted by
farbster
Let me make sure I understand. You're taking pleasure in his divorce? What's next? If Lucky gets hit by a car whilst in Hong Kong and has to have his leg amputated. Would you derive pleasure from that?
From a Live Science article:
Those with low self-esteem are both more likely to be threatened by the overachieving people, and to experience schadenfreude. However, researchers have found that regardless of self-esteem, those who felt more threatened also felt more schadenfreude.
Schadenfreude Explained: Why We Secretly Smile When Others Fail