Do you feel schadenfreude and secretly enjoy watching the missteps or failures of others? Take this test.
1. If my frenemy experiences bad luck, I am secretly pleased.
2. I get pleasure from seeing an arrogant person make a mistake.
3. I am secretly pleased if someone who beat me at something later messes up.
4. I’d be gleeful if a rude driver, who cut me off, was pulled over by the police.
5. I love when a bully is publicly called out for their behavior.
6. I enjoy jokes or memes about famous people getting taken down a notch.
7. I do not enjoy watching video clips of people’s embarrassing mistakes.
8. I can’t help laughing when someone is overly confident about a plan that does not succeed.
9. I consider it cosmic justice if a manipulative person’s lies are exposed.
10. I hate seeing someone who clearly feels embarrassed.
11. If someone is caught cheating, I think they are getting what they deserve.
12. I like watching reality TV stars fail.
13. I enjoy learning that the most popular kids in my high school did not flourish as adults.
14. I laugh if an obnoxious colleague is reprimanded in front of others.
15. I am delighted if an influencer is exposed for faking their “expertise.”