I love it when people say that they believe in the "inherent goodness of humanity".

Because the state that I live in has the worst people imaginable. They have no "inherent goodness". They are cruel and judgemental.

But, sure.

Go on about your "inherent goodness" nonsense.

we all should have died because of covid, but noooo. we lived and thrived bc humanity is SELFISH /hj

Are Humans Inherently Bad or Good? A short essay

Homo sapien sapiens have existed for, as far as we know, roughly 160,000 years. Humans have survived through civilization collapses and renewals of life, through decade after decade of fighting and battles, through existence and extinction of other species. Throughout those years, throughout that continued existence of a single species, humans have helped each other survive, and have killed each other. Humans have been the ‘perfect’ helper, and the most ‘evil’ creature alive. We have birthed billions of others, and roughly that same number of people have died (excluding the ones that are still alive). As seen in religion, writing, painting, survival tactics, medicine, and philosophy, a common question has been: are humans inherently bad or automatically good? 

Humans have become one of the most deadly species on Earth (the only contender is the mosquito). Humans have driven many species to extinction, more than any other species. They are also the second most deadly predator – to their own species. They have completely changed the course of Earth’s natural warming and cooling, have nearly destroyed entire layers of the atmosphere, and have changed the entire land of the Earth. They are bringing about their own destruction, as they have been for centuries, ever since they stopped living with the Earth. 

Humans have refused to help their people in need, and discriminate on their own species depending on traits outside of their control. They have divided their entire population into two halves, determining that each has a purpose that the other cannot fulfill - even though they would be more productive if both ‘halves’ worked together for most things. Humans often follow a leader blindly for their own tiny gain, even at the sacrifice of others. They are willing to kill huge portions of their population because that group is different. Many of them take pleasure in hurting others. Humans have developed to manipulate their surroundings (other humans included) for their gain, even if it means irreparable damage to their future. Humans are evil.

All of this information being said, there are some very good things about humans. They do not follow survival of the fittest all the time, and will care for their disabled even at their own cost. They sometimes adopt other species into their own family to ‘give them love,’ and enjoy taking care of the other species. Some of them devote their entire life to helping others, even if the work itself is tiring or boring. One human may respond to another human’s brain chemicals being too high by pretending that their own chemicals are off, and imagining what they would want, and then doing that thing for their friend. They let their young stay with the adults for much longer than necessary. The young, especially in the first decade of their life, are completely dependent on adults. They sometimes prize education above everything else, and many elders force their young to spend most of their waking hours learning - even when the young clearly do not want to. They spend time trying to understand their world, even when they are completely baffled. Humans are good. 

There are also some things about humans that are neither good nor bad, simply strange. Their infants have developed to look ‘cute,’ and instead of developing to look ‘cute’ for longer, they have become much louder after they stop appearing ‘cute.’ They seem to have great fondness for ordinary objects that are small. Different humans have vastly different interests - some are fascinated with exploring space, others spend their life studying the ground. Humans, like birds, decorate their homes and bodies with things they find beautiful. Unlike birds, they are willing to hurt themselves for it, such as when they put holes in their body to put metal or plastic things in the holes, or when they inject ink under their skin to create patterns. Humans also get attached to objects that could be replaced or are useless; many of them intentionally give up things with worth for broken or useless objects because they feel bad for them, despite the object having no consciousness at all. Humans are strange. 

A human infant will be greatly impacted by its first few years in existence, even if it will not later remember them. If the infant’s surroundings are harsh to it, either mentally or physically, the infant is more likely to have a negative impact on its surroundings later in life. If the infant’s surroundings are kind and healthy, the infant is more likely to have a positive impact and a healthy wellbeing later in life as well as its childhood. In addition to being extremely impacted by their juvenile years, humans are extremely flexible. With enough convincing, propaganda, facts, threats, or reason, humans can completely change their viewpoint or beliefs on something. They are also willing to ignore what they have been taught and/or believe to make someone happy, or to accomplish something else later in life. Humans change. 

A human in infancy is very different from a human in adulthood. Even the same human can go through dramatic changes. Humans are not inherently good or bad, humans are inherently moldable. They will develop according to their surroundings, and their impact on the world and their surroundings later in life will often be directly connected to their infancy and adolescence. Humans are not to be trusted to act in any one way. They will surprise you at every turn - some of them will be raised in the most horrible environments known and will decide to make the world a better place; others will grow up in perfect comfort and happiness, and strive for more, even at the great cost of others. Humans have no automatic sense of good or evil, and because of that, they are a threat to their entire world. Humans are dangerous. 

The mirror never lies.

Book sneak peek | Earth Sucks

It's The 100 meets If Humans were Space Orcs in this 'begrudging alliance' upper YA survival novel.

Feng is both the hunter and the hunted, searching for his missing family in an apocalyptic world controlled by the alien intruders who are trying to get him to stop blowing their shit up.

Diem grew up on stories of monstrous human creatures, but never dreamt she’d get the chance to meet one. When she’s forced to forge an alliance with the worst of them all, she wishes she never had.

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Release date | October 26, 2022

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It blows my mind that homophobia and transphobia with all of its subcategories has basically existed since the dawn of humanity. How the hell did it take a couple thousand years for us to realize that treating people differently because of their genitals is wrong???

How 💔

Reminder that in Gaza alone, around 90-95% of the water supply is contaminated and unfit for human consumption...

If you dont believe israel is capable of this evilness (that they've been enforcing for OVER 50 YEARS) read it for yourself, from AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Using the bathroom in general is a human right and should be enshrined as such and I'm not joking. Too many groups of people are denied bathroom breaks or the use of bathrooms entirely--disabled people, blue-collar workers, children, homeless people, prisoners, students, the elderly. I'm surely missing other groups. Not using the bathroom when needed can cause serious, long-term damage, not to mention death. Free, clean, accessible bathrooms should be available everywhere. It's fucking cruel to deny someone the use of the bathroom, regardless of the reasoning. I'd rather every student in the world goof off and every homeless person make a mess and every worker "steal company time" than let one person suffer because they're denied the right to fucking pee in peace.

to any americans who feel "paralyzed" and "dont know what to do" to help with gaza:

reading a fucking book. i beg of you.

in a time of knowledge suppression is it your duty to arm yourself with knowledge.

read about americas occupations in the middle east.

read about 9/11 from outside of america and see how they inflicted senseless harm and violence to countless amounts of people and have been suppressing your rights for the past 2 fucking decades.

read about any of the countless wars from the past 30 years. especially from a civilian's. and the victims and survivors' perspective. listen to the horror stories and do not plug your fucking ears as to what your country is doing.

and read about fucking gaza and palestine and keep up with what is happening no matter how "sad" or "uncountable" you might get.

dont look away from this.

you dont have the right to be comfortable during countless active genocides.

if you're knowledgeable, you're powerful, and our current state doesnt fucking want that.

you have the power to change things if you open your eyes and scream to the world.

wake the fuck up.

Edit: please check the reblogs there are readings and ways to help

Did you see the video where Israeli soldiers dressed up like Muslim women and doctors and stormed the hospital in the West Bank and assassinated 3 young Palestinians?⁣

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Did you see the bloody pillow with the bullet hole in it?⁣

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THIS IS WHO THEY MURDERED IN THAT BED. A paralyzed CHILD named Bassel. ⁣

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This video was taken just one day before Israel literally shot him in the face in his bed. ⁣

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Just when you think they can’t get any lower, they do. I don’t care what lies they tell about this child, it is illegal EVERYWHERE to do what they did. ⁣

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This kid had nothing to do with October 7th. And anything else he did, you simply aren’t allowed to go into a hospital and murder a paralyzed child. ⁣

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It’s CRAZY that we even have to say this. ⁣

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And the White House actually defended this today, but it was before this video was released. ⁣

The programme tends to swing from stories in which

the aliens are the bad guys

to ones in which it’s the humans who are evil.

no i will not make separate blogs for my fandoms, everyone who follows me must experience ALL my insanity

I hate humans. Period.

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