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TDK SchadenfreudeI have always been interested in the psychology of "schadenfreude" (German for "pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune"). I suppose one could get theological with this, and ascribe it to our fallen nature. It certainly seems to be rooted in evil tendencies, as there is no LOGICAL reason someone would be happy someone else is experiencing misfortune. Since PTC only accounts for about 1/3rd of the total Fayette population, it is probable that many of those who blog here are not PTC residents, and are simply jealous of this beautiful city. Hence the vicious comments we see about the citizens, who by and large are some of the nicest people I have ever met. I guess the fact that PTC residents are wealthier, better educated, and generally a good looking group of people, engenders a lot of bitterness. Hence the hatred towards us, as we all see our little city crumbling from a friendly (planned) village into a morass of endless concrete and a traffic hell created by high density development all around us. TDK becomes a way, perversely, for these people to laugh at us...as we lose our (relative) utopia to those who will sell this town out for the almighty dollar. PTCGA1's blog | login to post comments |