nice vs mean
I’m supposed to be working, but I came up with this theory while walking to work and then I forgot about it. I was thinking about whether it’s better to be nice or mean, evolutionarily speaking. To make it simple, four categories of people, good people, good people with bad attitudes, bad people who act good, bad people. I figure if I’m mean to good people nothing much will change, though they might get tired of me and walk quickly. If I’m mean to good people with bad attitudes, they’re going to try to screw me. The other two will try to screw me over, but the one who acts good will suck me in the most before doing it. On the other side, if I’m nice to good people, we’ll get along. If I’m nice to good people with bad attitudes, there’s a chance we’ll get along, maybe even both learn from the experience. Again, the other two are pointless cause they’re assholes, but there’s the possibility that being nice to a bad person will result in me walking away from them quickly. Even taking away the first and last points, it’s still telling the difference is a 75% chance of getting treated badly versus a 50% chance. And when you flip it again you realise that’s 25% of good times vs a 50% chance. That’s a 100% increase. And good people make more good people. Not just in terms of kids but in increasing the good mood of everyone around them.
So stop being afraid of people. Stop worrying how people will see you or treat you. They don’t matter, only your attitude does, only your happiness.
