You can call it cruelty; you can call it pettiness, but getting revenge is pretty satisfying. And when you’re dishing out karma to your enemy, it’s even more enjoyable. When it comes to getting back at someone, people prefer instant gratification: studies show that 58% of people would rather strike the revenge iron while it’s hot, while the remaining 42% would be willing to wait to enact their revenge.
Karma works in mysterious ways, and sometimes, you don’t even have to do anything to see your biggest rivals fail. In a recent online thread, people shared stories about how their opps tripped over their own egos and made mistakes so grave they ruined their lives. They were prompted by user u/l1x6m asking, “Napoleon said, 'Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.' What’s a perfect real-life example of this?” And we think many of these stories would definitely make Napoleon proud.
