Why do we love to see successful people fail?

Why do we enjoy watching athletes go broke. Why do we enjoy watching celebrities melt down. Why do we enjoy reading stories about the latest Mega Millions lottery winner blowgun it all on booze and women? Better yet, why DO athletes they go broke. Why do celebrities melt down. Why is it that reportedly 70% of all lotto winners squander all of their winnings within a couple of years?

On a lot of levels expelling the how and whys of athletes going broke or celebrities melting down is a lot easier to explain than it is to explain why we are so eager to see them fail.

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