People are nice

Dante7

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

Ninthlife

Thought this was going to be a cannibalism thread

Kevin Finnerty

Ninthlife wrote: »

Thought this was going to be a cannibalism thread

He's just looking for dessert.

klaaaz

Dante7 wrote: »

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

Some are not, maybe stop being negative in your own posts for example?

SEPT 23 1989

klaaaz wrote: »

Some are not, maybe stop being negative in your own posts for example?

Get off the stage ffs

FluffyTowel

Read that thread about the ISIS teenager, and you might not think so.

But, I also believe most people are nice. Sometimes they need to consider a bit of perspective; but they are nice in general.

milehip

FluffyTowel wrote: »

Read that thread about the ISIS teenager, and you might not think so.

But, I also believe most people are nice. Sometimes they need to consider a bit of perspective; but they are nice in general.

Yeah but in fairness she's taking the p!ss big time!!

I too also believe most people are nice most of the time,apart from HR and middle
management,scum of the earth those folks.

highgiant1985

Dante7 wrote: »

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

if you honestly believe this then you've lived a very sheltered life.

People aren’t nice. Dogs are nice.

People are like cats. Evil. Cunning. Little. Bastards.

skimpydoo

Dante7 wrote: »

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

Zaph

For the most part people are nice. However there will always be a certain relatively small amount of them who are complete and utter tossers and there's nothing you can do to change them, so it's best that you don't waste your time on them where possible.

KevinCavan

I’d wonder about that statement. I think people are inherently self-centered, self-obsessed and self-preserving. In Ireland I find people are out for themselves anyway, but could well be a universal truth. The cynical side of me even questions how nice somebody throwing a homeless guy €2 is, is it more about giving themselves a pat on the back and hoping they’ll be seen doing the act of “kindness.”

doolox

I was watching a documentary about the Nigerian Civil war in 1968 which goes down in history as the first televised famine/genocide/war ever show to a European/American audience.

It had a fundamental affect on people in Ireland and started many charities such as Concern and Trocaire.

The Irish had many missionaries and religious working in the rebel state of Biafra at this time.

In this documentary you could see the utter depravity and evil and venality of mankind right beside the courage, humanity and compassion of the same creature.

The documentary outlined the coming together of the many separate religious communities in a united effort to feed the starving people of Biafra and save lives.

Other less worthy people had other agendas.

Things did not turn out well for the Irish priests and missionaries who expelled from that country when the Nigerian government won the war.

For every Ghandi and Mother Teresa you have a Pol Pot and Hitler.

The trick in life is learning how to distinguish between the two.

Vita nova

Dante7 wrote: »

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

Someone had a good Valentine's Day

freshpopcorn

I'd say most people are alright and most would help you out when needed and a lot are nice.
It really depends on your expectations of people I find. You don't have to be best buddies with somebody to get along with them.

chrissb8

People are nice. The problem is, is that there are types of people that come across one or two nasty/cranky people in a day and let it ruin their week. Then internalise it and inevitably project it onto others. Some people just need to let go of that resentment because the reality is that most people are helpful.

fryup

Dante7 wrote: »

Despite all the negative sentiments that sometimes that get spread about on social media, I believe that people are generally nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpiL3wuluEY

Lorelli!

Generally I think people are nice. It's the better mindset to have with a bit of caution I think. Otherwise if you felt that way about the majority of people, you would end up being the miserable hateful one and you wouldn't be able to trust people which is a fundamental part of forming relationships and even just standard day to day interactions. Also being kind to others makes you feel good.

Although sometimes I think there's a sign on my head approximately every seven years that attracts the odd person to disprove me

Church on Tuesday

JayZeus wrote: »

People aren’t nice. Dogs are nice.

People are like cats. Evil. Cunning. Little. Bastards.

Nah, cats are a lot more straight forward and independent than most folk.

theteal

doolox wrote: »

I was watching a documentary about the Nigerian Civil war in 1968 which goes down in history as the first televised famine/genocide/war ever show to a European/American audience.

It had a fundamental affect on people in Ireland and started many charities such as Concern and Trocaire.

The Irish had many missionaries and religious working in the rebel state of Biafra at this time.

In this documentary you could see the utter depravity and evil and venality of mankind right beside the courage, humanity and compassion of the same creature.

The documentary outlined the coming together of the many separate religious communities in a united effort to feed the starving people of Biafra and save lives.

Other less worthy people had other agendas.

Things did not turn out well for the Irish priests and missionaries who expelled from that country when the Nigerian government won the war.

For every Ghandi and Mother Teresa you have a Pol Pot and Hitler.

The trick in life is learning how to distinguish between the two.

Eh, wrong side of that sentence.

Most people are really decent and nice. It's the ones who come at you smiling and pleasant at the surface but underneath have a hidden layer of darkness and malice, those are the ones that do the damage. Telling the difference is the skill.

KevinCavan

Candie wrote: »

Most people are really decent and nice. It's the ones who come at you smiling and pleasant at the surface but underneath have a hidden layer of darkness and malice, those are the ones that do the damage. Telling the difference is the skill.

Maybe it’s about surrounding yourself with the best people you can find, that are trustworthy and decent.

wexandproud

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Nah, cats are a lot more straight forward and independent than most folk.

cats are not to be trusted you never know what their thinking, they're far to sly. at least the hound out the back will snarl , growl or even wag his tail to give a clue what kind of a humour he's in
But oddly enough , in the last week or so on the local radio there was 1person looking for the owner of a handbag he had found and another who had found a bunch of keys and on a national station some young lady found a valentines gift on the dart and was looking for the owner . the thought came to me that for all the complaining we do about society , there is still hope as people still are for the most part ok

Dante7

Despite starting this thread last night while a bit merry, I do still assert that people are usually nice. I remember reading about how altruistic behaviour is genetically favoured in the long run (probably Dawkins). But there will always be a smaller subset that will survive by taking advantage of the altruistic majority.

B.A._Baracus

People are complicated. The world is complicated.
There's a vast difference in people being evil and as*holes. If the world consisted of majority evil people there wouldn't be society. It would be a crazy and savage mess. That said, there are exceptions but most people are as*holes.

See a person can be great to those closest to them. Ie, towards family, partner, close friends. Like genuinely a good person towards them. As for the rest? ... not so much.

Truth is and it's sad to say however we're all animals. See thousands of years ago (even less?) it was all about survival of the fittest. No technology, no relying on going the local shop. Nah. It was survival. This instinct has carried over to modern society tho. We cut each others proverbial throats in less passive ways. Maybe it's for a job.... maybe it's trying to pick up a woman.... maybe it's to pick the last loaf of bread off the shelf.

Two points of arguments I am going to make... 1, black friday in america. you can say ah sure it's just the americans all you want. But if Lidl were selling ten 54inch smart tv's to the first 20 customers on Monday for 49 euro you'd have people pushing and stepping over each other.
2, remember last year with the snow? people were queing outside various supermarkets to get bread and milk. Racing and running to get some over the others. Yet, fu*k, the supermarkets had food full of everything.

People are as*holes. People are not nice. Look to the internet. Why are there so much moaning, hate, jealously, begrudgery etc

Pauliedragon

The vast majority of people are nice but as humans we tend to remember the assholes which taints our view on humanity. If I go out today and interact with 20 strangers and 1 turns out to be rude I'll tell my friends about the rude f***** not the 19 nice people.

Mad_maxx

People ( in the main) are as nice as its convenient to be

Mint Sauce

Yes. Most people are nice, genuine, pleasent, most of the time. Yes, they can be arseholes the odd time, but the nice in them makes up for it.

Then you get people who are arseholes who are arseholes most of the time, and ruin it for the rest of us, and are only nice to maybe their mother, or maybe have a likeable quality. Unfortunetly, the arsehole in them, does not always make up for it.

branie2

Agreed