You see, those are the visible trouble makers. I have observed around me that most people tend to degrade to that level once you unhook the social chains holdin

You see, those are the visible trouble makers. I have observed around me that most people tend to degrade to that level once you unhook the social chains holding them back. You would be surprised how people behave when they believe that no one's looking. Moreover, isn't the internet an example of this? On the other hand, there are selection biases too. I never ever face this on a daily basis because I stay aloof and most of the people I talk to tend to be pretty different from the norm. I bet that a bouncer at a nightclub might have different stories to tell. There is an experiment I want to conduct sometime. I plan to hire cab drivers and pay them a small amount to write down the number of jerks they come across every day and I am going to do the same with frequent customers. Basically, I think that if we take situation in which random interaction is inherent then we might get some pretty good data.