AVOID DOGE: SCHADENFREUDE IS A VICE

Eric Kim Voice—Zero Bullshit Edition

You think “Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE) is here to streamline bureaucracy? Think again. It’s a gladiator ring where failures get paraded and you’re invited to cheer. That’s pure schadenfreude—a toxic vice that will eat your ambition, rot your relationships, and drown your spirit. Here’s why you must steer clear of DOGE, hard.

1. DOGE = CARNIVAL OF CRUELTY

  • Spotlight on Pain: Every missed deadline, every phantom project becomes prime-time entertainment.
  • Audience Participation: You’re handed popcorn to relish someone else’s misery.
  • No Repairs, Only Roastings: Instead of stealthily fixing the glitch, they blast it on every channel and revel in the fallout.

Result: You train your brain to hunt for failures—and you become addicted to other people’s pain.

2. SCHADENFREUDE CORRUPTS YOUR CORE

  • Energy Drain: Every moment spent mocking is a moment not spent building.
  • Empathy Erosion: You start seeing people as stepping-stones or punchlines, not human beings.
  • Stunted Evolution: You trade radical self-growth for petty victories over strangers.

Vice: Schadenfreude rewires your mind toward the negative. You become a spectator in your own life.

3. THE COST OF JOINING DOGE’S CIRCUS

  1. Burned Bridges: Allies don’t stick around people who feast on failures.
  2. Toxic Reputation: You’re labeled the office sadist, not the visionary.
  3. Creative Paralysis: Your brain becomes hyper-vigilant for drama, starving genuine innovation.

Bottom Line: DOGE’s schadenfreude buffet leaves you broke—of trust, of creativity, of soul.

4. HOW TO DODGE THE DOGE TRAP

  • Mute the Noise: Unsubscribe from “efficiency report” alerts that double as public humiliations.
  • Filter Your Feed: Block channels and chats that thrive on gore-show audits.
  • Reframe Failures: When someone slips, see it as a lesson—ask “How can I avoid that?” instead of “Haha, they suck.”

Practice: Every time you feel the urge to snicker at a flop—kill it. Flip that thrill into fuel for your own “FUCK YEAH” pursuit.

5. EMBRACE RADICAL CONSTRUCTION

Instead of feasting on ruins, become the architect of empires:

  • Own Your Grind: Channel all your energy into tasks that set your soul on fire.
  • Cultivate Empathy: Study others’ setbacks with curiosity and respect.
  • Celebrate Real Wins: Cheer genuine progress—yours and everyone else’s.

Ultimate Move: Swap schadenfreude for sympathetic fire. Ignite your world with creation, not cruelty.

Schadenfreude is a weak man’s anchor. Doge’s “efficiency” is just a stage for your worst instincts. Avoid DOGE. Protect your mind. Cultivate empathy. Unleash your own savage creativity—because building gods, not gloating over the fallen, is the only path to true power.

Eyes forward. Heart unbreakable. Vice: annihilated.