I believe that evil exists out of boredom and uncontentment with real life. I’ve even been experiencing it. Being a ‘good’ person gets boring. Following the rules often leads to a mundane life.
I often have to remind myself why a mundane life is better than a fast paced, evil life. Why? A mundane life of following the rules means you don’t get in trouble. Many people forget that and aren’t grateful for it. I guess they just need to run their course.
That’s why people in prison who get out are ‘reformed’. That’s why a lot of them don’t go back to crime, they’ve learned their lesson. It’s like touching a hot stove. You learn that it hurts, so you stop doing it. I mean, there’s another topic about the criminals who get out and commit crimes again and come back, but i’m not sure of that. Maybe they just don’t care. Maybe they think they won’t get caught again. Maybe they’re not smart people. Maybe they like prison. Maybe they’re still desperate for money so go back to committing crimes like robberies and burglaries. Maybe they’re drug addicts so the drugs hinder their judgement of growing out of being a criminal. Maybe they need fast money to fuel drug habits, and so they rob people because they know that working a job takes a long time to save up. Especially because criminals that are just released from jail, often don’t get hired, or only get hired for minimum wage. Or maybe these criminals have no morals or the ability to learn from mistakes or they’re just mentally ill so they don’t care and commit crimes and go back to prison.
So I guess I feel bad for criminals in that regard. But at the same time, not really. Why so? I genuinely think some of them just aren’t trying hard enough. I genuinely believe that there’s an option for everyone in this life, atleast in America.
Fired from a job? Get unemployment. Can’t work a job because you have a mental or physical problem preventing you from working well? Use that problem and go to a psychiatrist. If you can’t work a job because it’s boring or too mundane, tell your psychiatrist that and you probably can have your psychiatrist diagnose you with depression. Then if you are diagnosed with depression, you can sign up for Social Security Disability and make hundreds per month. Then with that money, you can sign up for affordable housing. Some affordable housing places literally only take 30% of your income (Social Security Disablity in this case) as rent each month, and that includes utilties like water, heat, electricity.
That’s just one example. You can get disability from having bipolar disorder, extreme anxiety, OCD, PTSD, etc. You can even get disability from a physical problem, like having a bad back, a broken leg, etc.
So that’s why I kind of am skeptical of homeless people or people asking money. Why can’t they just put some effort in and atleast get food stamps or welfare (disablity). Why can’t the homeless people go to a shelter and get help from them in getting an affordable apartment? Are they lazy? Are they unaware they can do all this? I don’t know. Or do they all get disability and food stamps already but just want more money anyway?
Sorry, that was a huge side tangent. Back to the topic of why people are evil and do evil things. I think it’s out of boredom and discontent with life. Being nice isn’t very rewarded in society. Rarely will people compliment you or make you feel good for the basic things everyone does: holding doors open for people, asking people if they’re okay, ignoring mean people by not retaliating, etc. Therefore, the nice people don’t have much excitement or reward in their life.
But a person who does crazy, illegal, shocking, evil things? Man, the adrenaline rush they must get from it is insane. Who wants to work in a boring office? I guarantee someone would rather work as a racecar driver or as a pimp or something. Breaking the law definitely gives a rush, especially if you get away with it and you are benefiting from it in some way.
It’s also the easy way out. And I don’t know how these people don’t get caught. I see interviews on YouTube all the time of pimps or prostitutes or robbers. I don’t respect those people. That’s like the highest form of instant gratification. Want money? No, not work a minimum wage job and climb up the ladder over 5+ years like normal people have to. Let’s instead rob a bank or store and get free instant money. Being a pimp? Get some startup money, find some women, pay them a little, have them sleep with people, take most of their cut, rinse repeat.
I even think that a lot of people who are interested in pimping or other illegal ventures are drawn to it because it’s wrong. Again, people get a rush from doing illegal things. And of course cause it’s fast money.
So that’s my point. Good people turn evil because they either realized that making money and being successful in life takes too long, or they turn to evil because their normal life isn’t exciting or good enough (especially with turning to drugs too). Or they just plain turn to doing evil, morally wrong things because it gives them a huge rush and energy from being ‘bad’, that a normal life doesn’t really offer.
Disclaimer: In no way am I encouraging or glorifying crime with this post.
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