The advice on MN often seems to be ways to get even, from a smart comment to bring an over confident child back down to earth, to a way to undermine a colleague whose has some "unfair" success, to upsetting an interfering MIL, the advice always includes some way to get even.
Having done that, does it ever make you feel better?
I once had some good advice when I learned that a colleague was paid more than me for the same job. It was because his previous job was redundant and he'd been given protected pay when accepting a lower role. I was better at the job and paid a lot less. Yes, very unfair, but how would him earning less have improved my life?
- How does the cocky child having their confidence dented make your child happier?
- How does making a colleague look bad make me look better?
- How does upsetting MIL get her to behave better towards me?
- Why does making anyone unhappy, make me feel better about myself?