Why Do People Gossip?

Gossipping is what most of us tend to do on a daily basis. I mean we will gossip just about anything and anybody. We gossip about our coworkers, family, friends, politicians, famous people, etc. I think people gossip because we want to feel like we are not as bad, and we do not want to look within ourselves; otherwise, we would find faults in us and we are not willing to accept them. Therefore, it is easier to find fault in others, so we don't have to look at ourselves.