Comments on: Schadenfreude http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/28/schadenfreude/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Patrice http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/28/schadenfreude/#comment-75325 Patrice Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:40:27 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=907#comment-75325 I think you forgot a key point here: Lay's fortune was not made because he was a hard worker or because he was a business genius or because he was investing smartly. His fortune was built on sand as it was the result of defrauding others: employees and investors. So, in your case, I would not call your sentiment "Schadenfreude" but simply justice served. I think you forgot a key point here: Lay’s fortune was not made because he was a hard worker or because he was a business genius or because he was investing smartly.

His fortune was built on sand as it was the result of defrauding others: employees and investors.

So, in your case, I would not call your sentiment “Schadenfreude” but simply justice served.

]]> By: jim http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/28/schadenfreude/#comment-1950 jim Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:58:47 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=907#comment-1950 Lay deserves it. Lay deserves it.

]]> By: FMF http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/28/schadenfreude/#comment-1949 FMF Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:37:52 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=907#comment-1949 I think something's wrong -- I didn't get that email you mention. ;-) I think something’s wrong — I didn’t get that email you mention. ;-)

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