Why does everyone think they're so great?
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Donna Wood52 said:Everyone loves to claim, "Oh, I'm a good person, I would never do that, I'd never touch this." It’s a constant refrain—everyone's a saint in their own eyes. So, if that's the case,
where exactly 🤷
are all these "bad people" everyone keeps talking about hiding?
This is an interesting and complex topic.
First off, we really need to define our criteria—what actually constitutes being "universally good"?
Most people probably operate based on their own subjective internal compass of "goodness," but if you ask me, most "evil" stems from sheer stupidity or a fundamental inability to navigate a situation properly.
In other words, it's often a failure to view a situation from multiple perspectives or a refusal to admit one's own mistakes—essentially, a total lack of ego control.