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1. From personal experience, some people do bad things because

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 05:37 AM

Jul 13

it makes them feel good. But the good feeling is temporary and they have to return to doing more bad things.

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I'm still trying to figure out why people do bad things. [View all] Duncanpup Jul 13 OP

From personal experience, some people do bad things because no_hypocrisy Jul 13 #1

This analogy is spot on. ShazzieB Jul 14 #11

Lao Tzu nailed it for me years ago. multigraincracker Jul 13 #3

Me, too. I don't get it. Biophilic Jul 13 #4

"Diseased monkey brains."--Oscar Kiss Maerth RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 13 #5

Why people do bad things experiment was debunked donkeyoaty Jul 14 #6

Also look up the Milgram experiment.. AntiFascist Jul 14 #7

They are psychopaths and are devoid of empathy womanofthehills Jul 14 #8

But what causes psychopathy Oeditpus Rex Jul 14 #9

Have you ever seen Person of Interest? Morbius Jul 14 #10