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Oct 4, 2011 · That most people fail to feel good after revenge does not mean revenge can never feel good. The hunt for this pleasant side of retribution has driven the recent work of German psychological scientist Mario Gollwitzer. “I think that taking revenge has generally a low chance of being successful or satisfying for the avenger,” says Gollwitzer.
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Apr 3, 2017 · So if a main purpose of revenge is about deterring harm, it is a very good thing indeed. That is not to say, says McCullough, that we should encourage people to indulge in seeking revenge.
Jun 27, 2022 · Studies on revenge shed some light on this question, but disagree on why revenge — even imagined revenge — feels so damn good. Research published in Science found that “When trust was ...
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Wanting revenge when you’ve been wronged is a natural human response. The question we’re asking this week is whether this desire for payback is something we ought to act on. Is revenge ever the moral thing to do? When we’re motivated to seek revenge, it’s often out of a sense of fairness.
Jan 26, 2022 · NEIL HALL/EPA. Some argue that revenge is mainly about punishing transgression and maintaining the social order. But the fact that it can make you feel so good while you anticipate the...
Oct 3, 2022 · Last updated October 3, 2022 by Katie M. “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”. I’ve always heard this expression, but cold or hot, does revenge really do any good? The desire for revenge overwhelms us when we suffer an injustice. It’s a primary reaction mechanism rooted in our unconscious.
Nov 7, 2023 · The Science of Revenge. A group of Swiss researchers wanted to know what happens in the brain when someone reaps revenge. They scanned the brains of people who had just been wronged during a game in the lab. The researchers then gave the wronged participant a chance to punish the other person, and for a full minute as the victim’s ...
