How does making others suffer make people happy?

Question

In school I see it all the time. The "nerds", "geeks", and "losers" getting made fun of by the "cool" and "popular" people. I sit there and just listen sometimes and what I see and hear going on just tears my heart. I look into the eyes of the victim and can see and almost feel all his pain. Then I look over to the other people laughing. I just don't get why humans are this way. I never make fun of people serious and NEVER would for popularity. Do think it's just a high school growing up thing and our brains just arn't fully developed enough to realize whats going on, or do you think it is just human nature for people to put other down.

true, a lot of the people don't seem to know how to handel life... but as for people feeling better while putting someone else down, I don't get it. I feel remorse when I put someone down.

true, a lot of the people don't seem to know how to handel life... but as for people feeling better while putting someone else down, I don't get it. I feel remorse when I put someone down.

Answer 1

It is nature to want to put others down because it makes us feel better thinking that we are better than others. But it doesn't have to be the way that we are. There is hope, people can grow a heart.

Answer 2

Well, we observed the same thing. But as for me, those people who are just can't get enough unless they see others and make fun of them, are the most insecure people. People who doesn't care for the feelings of other. Some people look for someone they could laugh at because that's the best thing they can do.
Good thing for those nerd, geeks and losers.. coz they've been true to themselves. They show who really they are, and u will be surprised the next time you see them. They must be the person you never expected them to be.

Answer 3

The suffering of other people makes some feel empowered. The jock bothering the nerd is simply the signs of insecurity in the jock. The jock does not seem to have enough self-worth to not feel compelled to injure the self-esteem of another.

As far as the future goes, there will always be those who try to pull others down in society. Members of this minority in society are not nearly as predominate as in high school though. For the "nerds" and "geeks" tend to become those with the most money and power in the long run.

Answer 4

The "cool" and "popular" kids take pleasure in seeing someone else suffer because they are conforted by the fact that it is not them being tortured. Also, they have gotten into this cycle that is so big that if they stop and do something nice to these so called "nerds" "geeks" and "losers" they will break this cycle and lose their popularity, self esteem, morals, and girlfriends.

Answer 5

I experienced this kinda thing when I was a kid. I was that 'nerds', 'geeks' and 'losers' to those cool and popular people. At that time and moment I felt like a sh*t compare to anyone. No one really like me.... And I'm so unlovable. I thought so....
But now after I grew up and become a young adult who starts to experience life in so many way, shape and form... who learn so many things myself and experience bitter sweet, I realize that those kind of maltreatments and dysfunctional attitudes are mostly derived from the person's background an childhood times.
Those abuser who often making fun for other nerds generally suffer from self esteem. In their family they were raised in such an abusive way most probably or they were never had acceptance or approval from their family at all who always fear their parents all the time. So, to regain their pride and dignity they treat other people who seem to appear as 'nerds' to them in the wrong way. They are never, ever dare to make a fool for those appear stronger and powerful than themselves. That's because their past background, the way they were raised in their family are mostly similar like they way they treat those 'nerds'....
Do you believe that?

Answer 6

Far, far, far from the truth. to suffer people does not make people happy cos the person suffering the other person will not have PEACE OF MIND, his bone will be drying off instead of fattening. when ever he sees the person he suffers, tension grips his mind and the cheerfulness will not be there. Even, come to think of it, we are created by God's Image to love , show empathy, so, this qualities among others are inbuilt in us that when we see people suffering, we feel for them, empathise with them rather than being happy.

Answer 7

Well, to be honest, I was one of those people being made fun of through high school, and I am glad that I was. People used to call me "freak!!" All because i wore all black and had black make-up on my eyes, etc. I remember one time I had a crush on a "jock" and let's just say that would be a joke and a half since he was one of the most popular. Anyway, I saw everyone in school that made fun of me, but I always said they could all go **** themselves. I always thought I was different than them just like they thought of me, but who really the one wrong, was it me? or was it everyone else? While holding on to the belief that it was them, I suffered from not having more than a few friends, and constant judgement from everyone, the teachers, etc. After high school, it was over, so yes, in my experience it was just a high school thing. Years later, I worked in the same town, but this time I had long blonde hair, normal make-up, etc. I would see these people from high school, some had gained lots of weight from having kids young, some of the virginal "nerds" had cleavage and looking pretty smokin'! There were times when I had even waited on some of the guys that were in the "preppy jock" group that never even gave me the time of day in high school, smiling at me and checking me out. That made me realize that those people are the one that suffered in high school because they judged me based on my looks. Pricks...haha jk. Let's just say that the people that are made fun of in high school will be glad about it someday because they are going to be the ones going to college for all the right reasons and they are going to be the ones that see the important things about life. And you will too because you see them and what they are going through. They do not care enough to see. But in the end, every one of us will suffer through things, whether it be in high school, or after. You reap what you sow. I always stuck up for the "dorky" people because I saw them. One time this girl who had rich parents that could afford to buy her expensive clothes and make-up,etc...I saw her years after high school, she drove a brand new expensive car and everything, she looked very unhappy. popularity will get to your head and stop you from seeing things about life if you let it. So will drugs. Let those people at both ends of the pole be your fire to be different and your lesson to do and be "right". People put other people down to bring themselves up. Look into the eyes of the "popular" ones sometime. They are just as lost as everyone else in high school, they just have a different way of showing it. Alot of people say that those popular people have bad childhoods, well, yes, I am sure some do, but guess what alot of them have had such a good childhood that they are spoiled andstuck up because their parents told them how great they were and their heads are so big that they look down on others which is wrong. They just do not appreciate or see how good they have it because they have not lived a childhood like some have lived.

Answer 8

People who do this have low self esteem, and its not just kids being kids like alot of people like to say, alot of them have parents that do drugs or bet them, they don't like themselves so they go and pick on kids and try to hurt them like they have been hurt, it makes them feel like they have power, the power to hurt others and make them suffer like they suffer. I was the kid in school who got knocked around by those bullies, and it cause me to attempt suiside, and I would cut my arms up, I hated myself for a long time, but now as a adult I can see these kids for what they were' victims'.

Answer 9

There are two lines... one is shorter than the other. A fool would cut the other to make his own feel better.

Just draw the line longer... it's not so hard to understand.

Unfortunately kids are really inexperienced in how to handle life.

Answer 10

Yeah I don't know why people do it. Probably to feel better about themselves. I hate being in high school with all of the immature things going on.