Harming someone while also harming oneself may seem the antithesis of humans’ genius for cooperation but it has upsides
The corpse of love is rarely cold – and it may be spite that keeps it warm.
Take Alan Markovitz. When his ex-wife moved in with a new partner, he started to suspect the pair had been having an affair while they were still married. So, he buys the house next door and puts a 12ft bronze statue of a hand, middle finger raised, in his back yard. Lest darkness dim his dispatch, he buys a spotlight to keep it lit.
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