Some years back, I was watching a documentary TV show that featured a scientist who claimed that his study showed that people would actually choose financial loss just to ensure their competitor (another test subject) lost money. In this situation, one person would be offered the option of receiving $20 or forgoing that money just to make sure that $10 was taken away from the other person.
In most instances, the test participants chose to make the other person in the study lose money rather than gaining money for themselves. So rather than choosing a 'win', they chose a 'loss' for the other person that resulted in loss for themselves. So essentially both people lost, including the one trying to do harm. But the person doing the harm saw it as a victory.
And, this situation is similar to that old saying, "It's not enough that I win, but all others must fail".
Except in this scenario, the people involved happily cheated themselves too.
Maybe you have seen a similar situation in your own life, such as where a competitor or coworker allows their own jealousy to over take the situation so that they slight themselves while trying to hurt you. Neither person wins in this situation.
Do you think this is standard behavior among all humanity? Does it happen only when people feel competitive against others How can you protect yourself from jealous rivals. These are some questions I have about this situation. Please discuss this topic with me and let me know what you think.
In most instances, the test participants chose to make the other person in the study lose money rather than gaining money for themselves. So rather than choosing a 'win', they chose a 'loss' for the other person that resulted in loss for themselves. So essentially both people lost, including the one trying to do harm. But the person doing the harm saw it as a victory.
And, this situation is similar to that old saying, "It's not enough that I win, but all others must fail".
Except in this scenario, the people involved happily cheated themselves too.
Maybe you have seen a similar situation in your own life, such as where a competitor or coworker allows their own jealousy to over take the situation so that they slight themselves while trying to hurt you. Neither person wins in this situation.
Do you think this is standard behavior among all humanity? Does it happen only when people feel competitive against others How can you protect yourself from jealous rivals. These are some questions I have about this situation. Please discuss this topic with me and let me know what you think.
