Schadenfreude

Dictionary.com defines Schadenfreude as

scha·den·freu·de /ˈʃɑdnˌfrɔɪdə/ Pronunciation[shahd-n-froi-duh]
–noun
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
[Origin: 1890–95; < G, equiv. to Schaden harm + Freude joy]

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I definite say that India is reeling under a severe bout of Schadenfreude. A ten year old girl is allegedly eve-teased by a group of under aged boys driving an SUV, to top it off, they actually hit her and then drag her body for many meters. But what does the media report? Not those juvenile delinquents. They go on and on about the trauma of the little girl, actually showing the footage of her suffering in the hospital room. Who do we blame for this?...... in my earlier post, I squarely blamed the media.... but this time, I think its Schadenfreude.

Because, as the definition of Say's law goes in John Maynard Keynes's "The General theory of employment, interest and money"..... "Supply finds its own demand"..... if we discount for a minute, the possibility that these 'media' are reporting these sickening reports in an even more sickening manner just because they are mentally ill, then we can only conclude that these people are actually minting money on this. There are people out there who actually watch and digest this bull shit (pardon my french, i couldn't think of an appropriate term). People actually enjoy it when Sanjay Dutt's daughter is being called and asked "so did you tell your father that you are going to stick by him till the end?". People actually enjoy it so much that these media people actually spend money on a ISD call, for a question which even Rakhi Sawant might answer! In fact, I am surprised as to why Rakhi Sawant was not asked about her views regarding the decision in the the Sanjay Dutt case. But i'm sure that now that this idea is being floated on the internet by yours truly, some nincompoop assistant of an equally imbecile news producer will find and get Ms. Sawant's precious sound bites.

I hope you enjoy the telecast, as and when it happens. I am sure I will. Schadenfreude is a disease which is going to stay for a long time to come. I might as well enjoy it.