I've been flowing around the internet lately, mainly on YouTube and VGChartz, and it seems like a lot of gamers are rejoiced when their least favorite comapny has some sort of trouble. Now, I know this is nothing new; it's no surprise that a lot of gamers want to see the demise of all companies they don't like. What's surprised me lately is a lot of them aren't ashamed of their wishes. Normally, these people would secretly want to see certain companies fail, but they would never openly admit it. Some probably didn't even know they had those feelings; their hatred was hidden within their subconscious. And if they did openly admit they're true feelings, it was clear that they were the type of person who just wanted to rile people up for their own amusement.
But lately, I've noticed a lot of seemingly reasonbale and peaceful people openly admit that they want to see other companies fail. They weren't embarassed or ashamed, most were proud of their feelings. A lot of them even tried to rationalize their feelings claiming that their feelings were natural. They said it was 'human nature', and that everyone should want to see the failure of the competitors of their favorite companies. This mentality shocked me. I don't see how it's human nature to want anything to go through misery if it doesn't improve your life in some way. That's just some form of hate. And these people weren't just trying to evoke a reaction; they genuinely had a inner desire to see certain companies fail, just because they competed with their favorite companies.
This hate wasn't based on gaming. Another company's failure would not increase their fun or entertainment; it wouldn't make their life better in any way. No, this wasn't based on gaming. To want to see the destruction of a company just becaue they compete with your favorite company...that's something else. I'm not sure what's the basis for this hate. Maybe some of you VGCharters have experience with this? Perhaps, some of you have a mentality similar to the people I've described? Do you feel happy when your unfavorable company fails? If so, what is your explanation for it? In what way does their failure help you?