Not at all. One is empirical where you hone the accuracy of your world model while being able to prove it to others if necessary. It can even benefit their own development and actions, but doesn't have to. An emotionless individual can also possess this trait. Even early robots in A.I. that self-adjusted had a form of this.

Whereas, schafenfreude is an emotional response tied to others success or failures. Two different things with one being clearly superior unless one is pursuing emotional highs and lows.

Yes. But what is happening here is not "misfortune" in the sense of something undeservedly bad happening to someone.

People lying and evading the law is hardly "misfortune." This company looks like it was bungled from the start. I have, so far, refrained from spouting off on my blog about it, but, as a woman, I am personally offended at this hype fest.

All this cult of personality shit that swirled around this pretty young college drop out who was supposedly a billionaire by age 30 and now is looking like the queen of vaporware is just a huge fucking set back for women who want real careers.

If all you want out of life is to be cooed at for being a media darling, go to fucking Hollywood. Stay the hell out of the business world.