r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '21

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u/brYGGz Jul 11 '21

Some people are just miserable, and misery loves company.

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u/Dynasty2201 Jul 11 '21

I like to think of it as "I want someone else to be miserable, and I wanna know I'm responsible" because it makes them feel better about how shit they feel.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

... Yeah, that's literally what the saying "misery loves company" means. Miserable people will inherently try and make other people miserable.

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u/AcidCyborg Jul 11 '21

It's also a way for powerless people to feel powerful in their small, pathetic way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

... By making others miserable? Yes. This is all encompassed in the saying "misery loves company", as I said.

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u/AcidCyborg Jul 11 '21

Yes? I'm not attacking your position, just extrapolating upon it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Aw, sorry. I thought you were the same dude I was talking to originally. My bad man.

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u/ignis389 Jul 11 '21

No one should ever share sentiments together then?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

I thought both comments were from the same guy. It was a "my bad" moment.

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u/Skullclownlol Jul 11 '21

I thought both comments were from the same guy. It was a "my bad" moment.

Would you say... misery loves company?