I'm sorry that my comment was a bit dismissive and invalidating. I didn't really mean it to be, but I've been frustrated - I keep seeing this breed of misanthropy, and I understand why it's an easy explanation for why things are bad, but it feels very clear to me that misanthropes ignore the vast catalog of human experience and lifespan and cherry-pick the negatives. When you believe that everyone is generally shitty, it's easy to justify being generally shitty yourself (not saying that you are, just saying in general). You also then just start avoiding people in general, and every time you are forced to interact with people, you start looking for a way out.
I've honestly been there. I've been in that headspace. Any positive thing can be dulled by a "yeah but..." And then you look for ways to invalidate the positive things that did happen... calling them "transactional". You go into the hard emotionless philosophy of "well technically everything is transactional, even altruism doesn't really exist because your brain is making you feel good" and you feel RIGHT. Every terrible thing that happens you get to reinforce how RIGHT you are about the universe. The news is happy to feed you a torrent of terrible things that humans are doing, you avoid people most of the time so your chances of positive interactions are limited, and your worldview colors every interaction you have with people, so you either interpret or project negativity.
IDK, I guess I just want to challenge your perception a bit. It's very possible that this is just depression, because it was for me. A mix of life changes, changes in my mindset, and medication have led me to where I am now. The thing that clicked for me was noticing how much my negative mood could affect my perceptions of people, and how easy it was for that mood to feed on itself.
Sorry if this comes off as condescending. I just honestly believe that most humans have the capacity for great good, and it really is just about us believing in ourselves and each other. We also have a capacity for great evil, when we believe that that's how everyone else is. I have to push back on that.
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