there is profit in cutting down other people who're well-liked; it can remove competition (or at least can make one imagine one is removing competition). or just make the person feel good for "cutting somebody down to size". ya know, the whole principle of raising oneself by stepping on others, which a fair number of insecure assholes adhere to.
another thing is of course that she might've just heard this from somebody else who was lying, took it at face value, and spread it. too many people gossip like this.
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Date: 2006-11-18 09:52 pm (UTC)there is profit in cutting down other people who're well-liked; it can remove competition (or at least can make one imagine one is removing competition). or just make the person feel good for "cutting somebody down to size". ya know, the whole principle of raising oneself by stepping on others, which a fair number of insecure assholes adhere to.
another thing is of course that she might've just heard this from somebody else who was lying, took it at face value, and spread it. too many people gossip like this.