Do you believe you're a good person?

[Kamako]

Is something wrong? @Crabulon ....you're sweating.

"Mmm....Paul Allen...

...I MEAN UH-No, nothing's wrong, Nebulon_Galaxy. Let's make reservations"

 

[_Lorenzo_]

I am constantly trying to improve, but as my grandmother used to say, "Only Allah is perfect..." Surely in adulthood one becomes more clear-headed about the evil one might have done in the past....

 

[Antilocal123]

Yes, and I doubt anyone bragging about how mean they are is actually mean, it’s a gaming forum lmao the only thing you bully is your meat on a Saturday night. /j

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

tl;dr I picked "I have my doubts" for the poll. Now, the long answer.

No. No I am not.

...but I don't think I'm evil either. Not really. I'm not even sure I'm "bad", though sometimes I do bad things and am self-aware of it. Even if sometimes, it takes me too long to realize it. Usually, it's caused by being both brave and chicken shit at the same damn time. Anger is the spark to my powder keg, especially if the pressure builds.

Besides, bad vs evil is fun. I think the one time Jesus was full of it was when he said "Satan cannot be divided by Satan". Bad or evil people stab each other in the back all the time, thank Sekhmet. \m/

Really though, I've got a laundry list of sins I could confess. A lot of stuff I did when I was too stupid to know better, or did know better and fucking did it anyway. Some of it would break forums rules at an instant. I am grateful I'm at least self-aware and as @RageBurner put it, I'd prefer to be a living containment zone for the dark of my mind and heart.

There's a good reason I've got that quote about flame from Dark Souls as a signature. I adore the symbolism of flame, and know that there's good reason to both fear and respect my own anger. I feel bad when I lash out or break things or have public meltdowns. I also wanna be the crazed aunt who will knock on someone's door with a 12-gauge if they ever think of hurting my loved ones. I lash out at my loved ones now and then; how much more would I do to you for threatening their lives and livelihood? And trust me: I am the only person I will allow to talk smack about me, without retaliation (I'm kind of a dumbass like that).

D&D alignment? Lawful Neutral or Neutral Good, depending on my mood. I'm very much a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde kind of personality. Some days I'm cheerful or zen, others I'm spicy or grumpy. And sometimes that can change per day. Emotions are transient. And I may not be a good stoic, but I try.

As for others who also doubt their morality? Fun fact about ancient Greek views on the afterlife, after a certain point in history. Though it was talked about the least between Elysium and Tartarus, there is a third afterlife within the underworld. Asphodel, which was assumed that most people go to. The kids of the gods and exceptionally good people would go to Elysium; the titans and exceptionally bad people would rot in Tartarus; Asphodel was for the rest of us.

Helps that I view most people as neutral at worst, though I wouldn't be surprised if at least a third of the world or my country's population are either bad or evil, or are complacent with it. But hey, the number went down from half recently, so maybe I'm improving? What can I say? Y'all are bringing out the best in me. :v

 

[Xdqwerty]

I'm not a good person and everyone would be better off without me

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I'm not a good person and everyone would be better off without me

Prove you're not a good person. Or at least, that you're evil.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Prove you're not a good person. Or at least, that you're evil.

I think i'm a bad person for

1. Being stupid
2. Being stubborn
3. Being from gen z/alpha
4. Liking stuff other people don't like and the other way around
5. Using Reddit and Twitter
6. Being poor

I also can be somewhat aggresive

 

[Nidoking's iconNidoking]

I'm not a good person and everyone would be better off without me

I'd miss you.

Yes, and I doubt anyone bragging about how mean they are is actually mean, it’s a gaming forum lmao the only thing you bully is your meat on a Saturday night. /j

I SEEN IT!

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I also can be somewhat aggresive

1. Stupid how? "Mama always said stupid is as stupid does", and who says you're stupid, and for what?
2. Stubborn? I'm guilty as charged myself.
3. Who gives a flying fuck about generations? Jerks, that's who. There are people of all ages groups who are smart, and who are dumb, and who are assholes and who are nice people. Et cetera, et cetera, et freakin' cetera. I couldn't care less how old or young someone is, and neither should anyone else dismiss you for your age group. If anything, you have a lot of potential for still being young. You'll find your way, I'm sure of it. Sometimes these things take time, but gods permitting you'll have plenty of time to spare in this life to figure out what works for you, as best you can.
4. Sucks to be the other people, then! I have a bucket list of things everyone else jerks off on the regular. But let me tell you this: it's more valuable to like what you like, and to dismiss whatever you dislike that people fawn over. In the words of Schopenhauer: “The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.” As a former bullied kid I still held on to the things I loved, even if I had to do it in the safety of my room and among my fellow geeky friends. You have every right to like what you like.
5. Social media doe suck, I'll give you that much. It's addictive by nature, and the human need for endorphins can be exploited by outrage porn. Still, I dabble with Reddit and even Bluesky like once a week these days, for a few minutes each. Again: who's telling you it's wrong? If it's you, consider a "lurking" account to interact without engaging with it directly. But with most addictions -- assuming that's the problem -- one needs to have a good reason to start weaning off and quitting addictive behaviors. Replacements also help.
6. I'm also dirt poor, and I'm an adult. Forgive me for talking smack about Venezuela, but it doesn't come off as a particularly rich country either. But even as an American, I'm a step above white trash. Assuming your age as "still in school and living with parents", ain't much you can do about that. Not even an education and a job is a surefire way to go from rags to riches. That said, as the song goes: "Mo' money, mo' problems". Few things irk me more than an upper-middle-class, holier-than-thou jackass who's just pissed they can't get fed from mommy and daddy's silver spoon any longer. As long as you can do what you can to achieve financial security -- and that doesn't even mean changing social status either -- then, no one has a right to treat you like garbage for being poor. You aren't the only one to suffer poverty, which means you're not alone.
7. Also guilty as charged myself. From all this self-loathing and all these people seeming to push you around, why the hell wouldn't you have aggression issues? There's a good reason the "when you mess with the quiet kid" is a meme. This would also help explain the stubbornness too.

Don't let people ruin what matters to you. You aren't doing anything wrong and hell, chances are some of your acknowledged flaws (aggression and stubbornness) come from being mistreated. Otherwise, it's stuff that's out of your hands (poverty and age group), and it's stuff that only assholes mistreat other people for.

You don't even have to directly fight anyone over it, either, but can "rebel" by refusing to let them take away your fun, whether in the safety of your own company or among other people who share those passions. The bullies of my youth didn't get stopped until school ended, and I never saw them again after graduation. But in the end, I won. And so can you.

 

[medisinn]

I voted the middlest answer. I don't openly judge others often, but I certainly judge them and keep it to myself. I'm generally a good friend, but there have been times when I've been the opposite. I've often been a vault that stores the secrets of others, and I've betrayed that trust more than once. I've never cheated on a romantic partner, and wouldn't, but I've willingly spent time with people that at the time I knew were cheating. Generally, I try to be mindful of others and put community before myself, either when it comes to the people around me every day or in terms of my place in the world. In doing so, I feel jealous of those who indulge in life more, mindlessly or intentionally, and sometimes wish I had the gumption to do so. In terms of my actions, I think the good outweighs the bad, but in terms of my intentions, it's harder to say. If I had the means, or less inhibitions, I'd likely be a worse person. Sometimes I think I'd be happier that way. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone, but I often wish I were more selfish. 'Tis better to ask for forgiveness than permission, as they say, but I ask for neither most of the time, choosing to abstain instead and later regretting it.

 

[TheWanderer]

I hope so it's not really for me to judge

 

[xardani]

I just try to do what's best for my family. Ontop of that, I need to keep improving myself and the world around me. Don't get me wrong, I'm no master of anything, I just keep learning new skills and pickup trash others leave behind.

 

[Shintoki105]

I try to be, but I feel like I fail sometimes

 

[YoshifreakZX]

4 years ago I was without a doubt not a good person for reasons that I won't say on here. Nowadays, while I can confidently say that I'm not the person who I was back then, I'm still heavily flawed in MANY ways and I often rub people the wrong way with stuff I do or say.

 

[LoneTroglodyte]

I don't think I am, but multiple people have told me otherwise.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Stupid how? "Mama always said stupid is as stupid does", and who says you're stupid, and for what?

• Im a irresponsible piece of shit who can't do anything well and has to depend most of the time of the others around him
• I always forget stuff
• Idk how to code
• I use Windows 8.1 and Chrome and I don't wanna be scolded for changing stuff on my PC despite most people encouraging me to not use them
• I always say stupidities

 

[micheI]

• Im a irresponsible piece of shit who can't do anything well and has to depend most of the time of the others around him
• I always forget stuff
• Idk how to code
• I use Windows 8.1 and Chrome and I don't wanna be scolded for changing stuff on my PC despite most people encouraging me to not use them
• I always say stupidities

None of this implies low intelligence. Think better of yourself, your faults dont define you.

 

[Yousef]

What is a person.

 

[Xdqwerty]

What is a person.

A miserable little pile of secrets

 

[Denmdm]

I definitely am! I always try to do what's right even in the most overwhelming scenarios, apologize and take responsability when I do something wrong and try and tolerate all kinds of people.

 

[Xdqwerty]

• Im a irresponsible piece of shit who can't do anything well and has to depend most of the time of the others around him
• I always forget stuff
• Idk how to code
• I use Windows 8.1 and Chrome and I don't wanna be scolded for changing stuff on my PC despite most people encouraging me to not use them
• I always say stupidities

I forgot to mention i'm both incompetent in life and oblivious to almost everything

 

[Aisf]

I cannot wait for people to start posting in this thread.

Noooo. Gorse deleted his account...

 

[Elwiwi]

No , I'm an awful person

 

[goregoregoregoregoregore]

Not really, i did an absurd amount of shit in my life, i regret all of it.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

If you think you deserve a visit to silent hill does that make you good or bad?