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> - People are still essentially good. Out of every 100 people, 98 are absolutely wonderful human beings, 1 is an asshole, and 1 is a lunatic. My experience ou
by maratd 15y ago
> - People are still essentially good.
Out of every 100 people, 98 are absolutely wonderful human beings, 1 is an asshole, and 1 is a lunatic. My experience out of doing retail for a few years.
- PonyGumbo 15y agoNote that these can be the same people on different days.
- rams 15y agoGreat observation !
- intenex 15y agoSo it's possible that actually all 100 people are assholes.
- chc 15y agoOnly in the same sense that we can say "intenex wears a diaper" (because you were once a baby). Defining somebody by an off moment is one way to look at things, but I'm not sure it's particularly reasonable.
- edj 15y agoDepends on the type of moment... I like Lord Acton's exhortation to "judge talent at its best and character at its worst".[1] [1]: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_Acton#The_Study_Of_History_.281895.29 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_A...
- chc 15y agoI think that's good advice in general, but you'll miss the point if you stick too closely to it. You kind of have to weight your judgments. I mean, yes, a guy who beats his wife if he's had a bad day at work should be judged pretty harshly based on that. But if you-at-your-worst is somebody who is kind of grumpy and maybe a little bit selfish, you're a whole lot better than somebody who constantly acts like a crabby miser.
- pjscott 15y agoEven then, I know plenty of people who are never assholes, even in an off moment.
- Hisoka 15y agoI think the wonderful human beings are also lunatics. Just some a less extent than others.
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