Bob believes that seeing someone who wronged you face consequences for their actions is a satisfying and beautiful experience.
“when someone is just addicted to you for no reason or it feels like no reason or unnecessarily rude it's just nice when they're served a slice of humble pie and i don't know what it is about us like people where it's like we thrive off of that but there's something built into us where it's like i gu”
Distractible Podcast · Jan 2022 · 1 episode · 345K views on this topicRevenge seeking is a maladaptive, addictive behavior that provides a brief dopamine high but ultimately causes personal and societal harm by failing to address root causes.
“revenge is the root motivation behind almost all forms of violence.”
Chris Williamson · Sep 2025 · 1 episode · 37K views on this topicRevenge is a potentially addictive, primitive, and powerful motivator that can drive individuals to commit acts of violence when they experience rejection.
“there's research showing that revenge is an addictive like it that it's in in many ways the desire for revenge is more addictive than all the drugs you can imagine that are addictive.”
Hidden True Crime · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 35K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.