Oh GOSH! I am overwhelmed and flattered :)

This is the first time any of my writings have been deconstructed to this level. Wow!

Ok, ok but in fairness ...

Can you imagine? Being emotionally rewarded at the expense of a specific individual’s misfortune? Yuk! No. But then again, I'm not a communist..lol. Some people are though

Not only communists feel schandenfreud 😛 (I know it's a joke)

I think envy - left unchallenged - becomes a 'default setting' - a way of looking at life, and it's ultimately negative.

I also believe that we look at life through the lens of envy by default. Because it is within us to compare. Whether it is ultimately negative ... maybe, because it parallels the activation of the ventral striatum, by sparking schandenfreud, it is inherently negative. Maybe ...

Well, thank you for this! I feel absolutely flattered.
PS: I have done some work on the biology of hierarchy in the past. I think you would find them interesting too. Maybe one day I will adapt them to Steemit. It is a very touchy topic though.

Take care :)