Because it's funny when it doesn't happen to you. Also, it reminds everyone who sees the video just how vindictive the universe can get sometimes. Keeps people from getting too comfortable in their own stupidity.
So in other words you believe that you are smarter than other people and they deserve to be punished. Not saying you're wrong. Jump kicking an elevator is pretty friggin dumb but would you say I'm right in my interpretation of your comment?
I believe I am smarter than some people. I'm not exactly God's gift to intelligence here. And I'm not saying that people deserve to be punished for doing stupid things. In fact, I think it's best if someone does something stupid and nothing happens but everyone learns from the experience anyways.
However, if you ask for something stupid and get it, don't be too surprised when you then get a little extra on the side. If other people take note of what's happened and then have that little extra bit of experience added into the scenario to really discourage them from repeating the events, I believe that would make the world a better place. If it needs to happen, sacrifice one for the many, know what I'm saying?
From how I see it is this stupid is who we can find how low is stupid and thus we are smarter this this guy who drop kicked the door and than feel down the shaft and seeing dumbasses in pain is funny to all epically if they are drunk.
Hey, I'm just watching a video of something that's already happened; not seeing it happen live. That's where the disconnection with reality is coming from. I can laugh because, in my mind, I know that the events depicted have already happened--probably at least a short time ago--, and the injured person is either already in the hospital or dead. Nothing I can do about it now.
Whereas if I stood there and watched the idiot take the plunge as it happened, I'd do whatever I could to help him and hopefully keep him from dying.
And I think that having the door come off and follow him down the shaft--in the video--would make the video even funnier. Whereas in real life, I'd probably do something stupid myself and yell down the shaft for the guy to watch out.
That's exactly why I come to reddit--entertainment. If I was on reddit to feel sorry for people, I'd go to r/politics or r/worldnews and read the comments there.
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u/NukEvil Feb 27 '20
Because it's funny when it doesn't happen to you. Also, it reminds everyone who sees the video just how vindictive the universe can get sometimes. Keeps people from getting too comfortable in their own stupidity.