Question Posted Thursday February 19 2004, 9:01 pm
Why are people so mean?? Are any of you like that...you know...where you think you're too good for everybody else? (tell the truth) Because I want to know what you guys think...and I just hate life sometimes. I pay them NO MIND...but it's just sad...to watch how other people squirm under their wrath...I hate it...
Im 14 and there is some girls in my class like that, but the thing is as much as you want to knock em out you no that you will have the sh*t beaten out of you if you do!
My friend got beaten up the other day really badly for just giving one of them evils - sad eh? she had a broken nose and there was blood everywhere.
But just think about it they wil be nowhere in a few yrs time and youll be the 1 with the gd job, friends and a family. They will be the ones with no job and a kid hu they dont no hu da father is
metawidget answered Wednesday February 25 2004, 10:37 am: They exist, they don't need a reason... I guess in some proportion meanness keeps us all from getting to soft, and so it hasn't dies out yet. Pity.
More seriously, I think I'm basically not mean most of the time... but circumstances (usually a combination of tiredness, stress and someone being particularly obtuse or blindingly sutpid (i.e. not understanding something simple for the umpteenth time, or insisting on being a bigot within earshot)) can bring out my inner hellian. I think that goes for most people, just some have shorter fuses than others... and we may not always understand others' triggers (either they have odd definitions of obtuse, or we just don't know their level of concealed stress/exhaustion, or just because they're wired differerntly upstairs).
So, yeah, meanness exists because it does, but it may not be as incomprehensible to the mean person as it is to those around them.
PnkPanther answered Tuesday February 24 2004, 1:32 am: People are mean because thats how people are. I know i can make some of my friends feel closed off because there are hard days where i just dont talk. It can be hard to watch people put down others, you can either avoid doing it to others so stick up for the little man. [ PnkPanther's advice column | Ask PnkPanther A Question ]
nicegirl90247 answered Saturday February 21 2004, 8:55 pm: I have been asking myself this question all my life and I still don't know the answer, If you don't believe me, read my question about family not treating me with respect. Yes, even your own family can be cruel. Everyone is caught up in their own problems, and I think that sometimes, they just don't notice or care how they treat other people or how their thoughtlessness effects other people. I try not to be mean, but I know there have been times that I intentionally or unintentionally hurt or offended others, and that some of those times, it was not necessarily "about" them. It was because I was feeling bad about myself. Keep that in mind before you judge the world too harshly. And remember to "Keep your words nice and sweet. Someday you may have to eat them." [ nicegirl90247's advice column | Ask nicegirl90247 A Question ]
ameristar answered Friday February 20 2004, 11:19 pm: Its a cruel world out there. People get off on your unhappiness! People dont want whats best for you..they like to see you when you're down and out they like you, drop a few pounds or come into some money and they hate you. This is reality. However, dont let this turn you into a sour person. The worse thing you can do ( and the best) is to smile, smile, smile at these people and treat them kindly..Ohhh that really pisses them off... in the end you will be the winner! [ ameristar's advice column | Ask ameristar A Question ]
DruidX answered Friday February 20 2004, 7:42 am: I hate to break it to you, but this is just human nature. Maybe one day we will rise above our pettyness, but don't expect it to happen for a while. [ DruidX's advice column | Ask DruidX A Question ]
BewareOfCat2 answered Thursday February 19 2004, 10:51 pm: I don't know why people are mean. Everyone says...oh it's just because they don't feel good about themselves. That's not true because I know I am mean to some very deserving people at school and I feel fine about myself. Maybe it is like a chemical unbalance in the brain...you never know.
At school there is a boy who is constantly being teased and at first I was disgusted but than when he sat in front of me in math I felt fine when I saw his being teased because he treated other people so horribly.
People don't tease me at school, I don't know why. Last year they would tell me how big my nose is...which isn't true. I didn't really care and the guy who was insulting me ended calling and apoligizing...hows that for ya? [ BewareOfCat2's advice column | Ask BewareOfCat2 A Question ]
AbbyMichelle answered Thursday February 19 2004, 9:20 pm: Well..No. I'm not like that. BUT! Those who do act like that, I know I'm above them. They have a problem with insecurity. Just don't fret over them. [ AbbyMichelle's advice column | Ask AbbyMichelle A Question ]
aka_kittkatt answered Thursday February 19 2004, 9:11 pm: People are mean because they have a cold, nasty, unfeeling heart. They have no conscience and do not care about others.
Actually, I'm just guessing. These are just random words coming from my brain. [ aka_kittkatt's advice column | Ask aka_kittkatt A Question ]
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