Gossip is spread more by
" is it " curiosity of the listener ...
What thoughts crossed your mind ... ??? The gold-digger ... the philenderer ... the suffering spouse.. the suppressed promotions ... undeserving rewards for non-professional contributions ... the sudden moral high-grounds ...
Gossips are often spread more by the desire of a suppressed or a frustrated mind seeking relief than by observation of facts. Gossips suffer infant mortality when they are baseless. They are more spread by the ' is it??? ' entertainment & curiosity of the listener.
Have you ever been a victim of Gossips?? Maybe that is easy to answer. The difficult question to answer is : have you ever been a part of the 'is it' spread chain ? And the answer is ....