Why do people mock the misery of others?

They do say we ARE becoming more and more desensitised to others' pain and suffering.. that has to be a bad thing... I think good for you that you haven't succumbed to that way of being.. Some people have to stand up for what's right and some have to point it out where needed... even if others mock or criticise, it's still the right thing to do

Internet is not real life(most of the time) we live in the meme era, just because they make jokes doesnt mean they dont care

This is the result when narcissism is encouraged.

I’ve never understood this, hence my “about me” statement. The callous insensitivity of others makes me wonder if we are invaded with “adjusted people.”

One of the biggest issues I have to Reddit for example is r/funny I think was full of videos of people getting killed or maimed, and dozens of people replying "Haha, hope he ded" or something. Kinda classic depersonization of course, usually with all details of the incident scrubbed out.

Sometimes you Google it to find out they actually died, or it's a faked video where the punchline is supposed to be just that they died. Huh? To blame this on the Internet squarely would be foolish though, before Internet there were gladiators, public executions people went to watch etc. Still the desensitization on larger scale is repugnant, and no doubt contributes to incident like people watching someone commit suicide (or mass-murder) on livestream without doing anything.

Just be careful not to die in public or you might end up trending somewhere on the internet

Bully behavior has gone rife. It comes from the top.

blind often brutal urge for "overcoming" or something...reptilian brain activated by debased ideation.

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In the words of spinal tap
There’s a fine line between clever and stupid.....most don’t know where it is.

I feel the same way. People are so dumb and devoid of empathy it’s sickening.

god bless everyone who says ''hey video this for youtube'... before doing something dumb.

People are dicks.