Do people like suffering?

This post is about the topic which has been brought in class today. Popular idea is that people in order to create need to suffer so the author has something to tell about. I would agree with other idea that, in contrary, people might not like to suffer themselves but people definitely like to read, watch or hear about authors suffering experience. Not that many people do enjoy other peoples success or happiness in my personal experience. And, actually, I think that our everyday environment is a good proof of this concept. Lets take news programs for example. Just take a half an hour and count about how many good things are presented there. I am willing to bet my money that for all of them, not including sport and weather, just one hand would be more than enough. Blockbuster movies, top-seller books, anecdotes in everyday communications and popular theater plays are all have one in common. They are talking or playing around problems in someones else life. Popularity speaks for itself.