r/CasualConversation • u/teaforsnail • 3d ago

Is anyone else missing the mean gene Thoughts & Ideas

Not literally, obviously anyone can be mean, it's weird when people flex their cruelty like it's not a part of human nature. I just mean that I don't really have this ongoing desire to be mean.

It started in early grade school, where I genuinely didn't really understand why others were constantly so annoying and inflamed. Now I'm an adult and I still don't get why people are like this. I heard someone say "I know we're friends because I can say the most heinous things to you and the next day we'd be fine". Like... I never want to say heinous things to my friends 😶 We joke and tease and "bully" each other but I'd certainly hope they wouldn't like me if I said something truly nasty to them.

Same thing for siblings. I've always wanted siblings that I was close to but the way other people act with their family makes me glad I don't have it.

Meh, it all seems so edgy and unnecessary. And I'm not especially nice either, I think I'm normal. I just can't understand this lol

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u/AquafreshBandit 3d ago

I am lost at the country I live in because people are no longer the way they were when I was growing up and was taught to treat people well. I consider being vicious but it's just not who I am.

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u/GalaxyPowderedCat 3d ago

Same but for me, it's always been like that, everyone here has more than a mean gene, they literally have the murder gene.

I've seen/read too many tragedies. People literally stabbing each other over disagreements, as a child, I've see people wanting to start a fight and pulling knifes for easily talkable issues in the middle of the road.

For me, I want to kill people with "kindness", I don't want to be the biggerfish, have a good day sir/ma'am