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>I don't believe many (any?) people think they're doing Evil with the goal of harming others as the ends. It seems most likely that people think they're doing s
by AussieWog93 5y ago
>I don't believe many (any?) people think they're doing Evil with the goal of harming others as the ends. It seems most likely that people think they're doing something for a greater good, but that requires sacrifices (e.g. "Yes, we have to murder/imprison all the Jews/Asians/Gays/Whatever, but that's because they're ruining our country").
For real? Revenge, grudges and spite are common as all heck. Think divorce disputes, passive aggression, abusive relationships, bureaucracy. I've seen it more than once in business relationships too.
- moate 5y agoJust about everything you described (aside from "bureaucracy" which is a net neutral) could be considered Punishment, or punitive behavior. They're not doing Evil with the goal being harm, but some version of "this will fix things/this will get them to stop being bad". You killed my dog, I'm going to murder everyone in your criminal empire. You're leaving me, so I'm taking the house. You're bad, so I'll be bad. There are very few people who feel they're morally evil (and ironically, those who do are rarely as bad as they think). I think people do bad things, and typically they do it because they feel they have to be the one to do this bad thing in service of a greater goal that they view as good.