Why do we disparage happy people?

That's good that you are responding to others happiness with your own. It can be hard and the greatest test of this is to do it even when we are low. Nobody can be happy and bright all the time, but it's the times when they are prone to the darker emotions that shows what kind of person they are. If they are bombarded with images telling them to resent those who are happy at that moment, does that really help to get out of their low and move back to their happiness?

Yes it could help a lot. But the difficult part is how to be able to do it. I actually find this difficult also and I don't assure that it could be done all the time. What I just know is that when we are on the dark side we should at least try to look at the bright side. I will just say that it has helped me, though not all the time. Sometimes we know that it's wrong but doesn't know what to do to prevent or stop. So because at least I have an idea as to how to stop or prevent it then there are times that I was able to surpass it. Maybe it just depends on the person if he really wants to get rid of such kind of attitude then he must do something and try all possible remedy that he could found.

Definitely. How much more could be achieved if we focused on helping each other rather than tearing each other down? There is much good to be found in almost all of us and if, as a society, we were more concentrated on bringing out that individual good rather than forcing people to conform to a universal portrait, a lot more could be done for all of us.

Karma is a ... True enough. Sometimes I wonder if people who hurt others don't realize how much harm they are actually doing. To enjoy inflicting pain isn't right or natural. As a species, we are supposed to build each other up for the good of us all. To enjoy destroying other humans defeats this purpose. In the end, we're in it together and if people don't see that, they need to open their eyes.

I think jealousy does play a role in it. For good or for ill, people tend to want to bring down people they are jealous of instead of trying to achieve what those people have. When people see that there are those who are happier than themselves, something inside them feels the need to retaliate. But emulation will bring greater satisfaction than mockery. By bringing everyone down, nobody is raised up.

You're right. Finding a path that makes you truly happy is what life is about. It's not about hurting or destroying but building and being content. Why the media seems to want to hurt that, I don't know. Perhaps they are jealous of those who have found a different path? Perhaps it threatens them in some way that there are people who refuse to allow the cynical world view dominate.