There are very few “truly good” people left out there. The people who remember your birthday, cover your shift without being asked, and bring snacks to meetings that didn't require snacks. They are, by every measurable standard, genuinely good. But for some reason that nobody has ever been able to fully explain, they are also the person most likely to find a knife in their back before the year is out.
An online community recently asked people to share the most painful examples of good people getting betrayed for absolutely no reason, and the thread is equal parts enraging and heartbreaking. You have been warned.
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#21
I'm a moderator in a small but active Discord server for teens to hang out in. The owner is one of the greatest people I've ever met. He's cool, calm, nice, down to earth and a great supporr for people who need it. But he has had some people trying to copy his server, the server he worked incredibly hard for setting up and getting it to where it is now. Everyone who did try that, which was about 4 people/times, is now gone, but I just don't understand why you'd want your own knock-off version of a great server that you're already a part of.
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10points
#22
There were two people in our circle of friends who had been together for about two years since shortly after first meeting. They were always together, always happy and pretty much a model couple for the rest of us.
She was effortlessly beautiful inside and out. Gentle, thoughtful, supportive and enthusiastic with all of us. An absolute sweetheart and a lovely person. He was fun to be around, smart and reliable. Then she goes to the other side of the country for a few weeks to visit with family.
At some point before this trip he found out that the sister of someone else in our circle (let's call them L) was very into him. She lived an hour away with her parents. As soon as the gf was gone he was giggle-bragging about planning to hook up with the sister. He told *everybody* about it and he and L would laugh and joke about it like it was a jolly win. It made the rest of us very uncomfortable.
So eventually the sister, who we'd never seen before, shows up one weekend to 'hang out'. It was awkward with a lot of wink-wink nudge-nudge and then they did the deed and she went home and we never saw her again. The bf and L had some more high fives. Oh, and somebody called the gf to rat him out and she wound up taking him back anyway after she got back. It was all so strange and I felt awful for her. She didn't deserve it at all, to not only have her bf cheat on her but also treat it like the grand opening of a chain store.
She was effortlessly beautiful inside and out. Gentle, thoughtful, supportive and enthusiastic with all of us. An absolute sweetheart and a lovely person. He was fun to be around, smart and reliable. Then she goes to the other side of the country for a few weeks to visit with family.
At some point before this trip he found out that the sister of someone else in our circle (let's call them L) was very into him. She lived an hour away with her parents. As soon as the gf was gone he was giggle-bragging about planning to hook up with the sister. He told *everybody* about it and he and L would laugh and joke about it like it was a jolly win. It made the rest of us very uncomfortable.
So eventually the sister, who we'd never seen before, shows up one weekend to 'hang out'. It was awkward with a lot of wink-wink nudge-nudge and then they did the deed and she went home and we never saw her again. The bf and L had some more high fives. Oh, and somebody called the gf to rat him out and she wound up taking him back anyway after she got back. It was all so strange and I felt awful for her. She didn't deserve it at all, to not only have her bf cheat on her but also treat it like the grand opening of a chain store.
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#23
Knew a guy who was the first employee hired at a new paint store. He Worked there 28 years when he was finally let go because he was earning too much and having too many health issues (mostly breathing related and lungs so maybe from working with paint for so long). Owners thought they could hire a 20 year old kid to do the job for 1/4 the pay. There were no safety measures when handling paint, heavy items, thinners and other flammables, no ventilation. I quit after two years.
The fired employee was quickly picked up by the competition and also started a fried chicken thing on the side. Really helpful dude, was the only one in the store who actually knew what he was offering and what was best for your project.
The fired employee was quickly picked up by the competition and also started a fried chicken thing on the side. Really helpful dude, was the only one in the store who actually knew what he was offering and what was best for your project.
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10points
#24
My buddy who was an actor in a few Star Trek movies, 90210 stuff back in the day said when he got out to Hollywood it was so cutthroat that he told a friend that he had a gig out in the desert in the morning. When he got up his tires were slashed and that friend had showed up on set saying he was able to work. Fake nice is a real thing in CA.
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8points
#25
A friend of mine from a different region was dating this girl in my town, who was known to be a nasty piece of work, but he didn't know her rep. My sister and I warned him, but he seemed to be genuinely in love with her so we let it be, he's a lovely guy I've known him since he was born, babysat him, he's like a younger bro to me.
Anyways she tell him she's pregnant, and he's excited because he genuinely wants to be a dad and have a family. He starts making plans, buying baby gear and starts looking for jobs in my area so he can move here.
Without a word, she goes and gets an abortion and tells him after the fact, and in my country it takes several appointments + counciling before it's signed off, so it's not a quick process that can be done within days, it's a process over a few weeks so she knew in advance that she was doing it despite how excited he was.
It absolutely devastated him. Just totally rocked him to the core that she'd do that to him, without even discussing it with him first. Obviously they split up, and he's with someone else now, finally getting back to being happy again.
Anyways she tell him she's pregnant, and he's excited because he genuinely wants to be a dad and have a family. He starts making plans, buying baby gear and starts looking for jobs in my area so he can move here.
Without a word, she goes and gets an abortion and tells him after the fact, and in my country it takes several appointments + counciling before it's signed off, so it's not a quick process that can be done within days, it's a process over a few weeks so she knew in advance that she was doing it despite how excited he was.
It absolutely devastated him. Just totally rocked him to the core that she'd do that to him, without even discussing it with him first. Obviously they split up, and he's with someone else now, finally getting back to being happy again.
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8points
#27
My best mate Nick. This guy had worked hard for 4 years through GCSE and A levels and almost never had a second of time to himself because he was constantly just grinding for As so he could get to his dream university to study Astrophysics. Every piece of homework he handed in had hours of work poured in and of course he was one of the top students getting the highest marks in the class. The teachers all loved him because he was so friendly and respectful and was never late with homework. Anyways we've both got our grades back by email due to coronavirus and the teachers gave him a B in physics so he can't get into his dream uni. This wasn't even the government downgrading him. It was the teachers. His mock grade was C but somehow they felt that all the work he had put in over the years wasn't enough to give him at least an A. He's gutted and I'm pissed at the teachers for dashing the dreams of the best student the school had probably ever seen.
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7points
#28
Guy I know was 17, dating a girl who said she was 16, but was actually 15. She decided a few years later to come forward, messing up his life completely.
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4points
#29
I knew I nice guy. People were gossiping about him and making fun of him. A woman he liked ruined his friendships by spreading lies about him.
He really doesn't have any friends anymore, thanks to that jerk.
He really doesn't have any friends anymore, thanks to that jerk.
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3points
#30
It happened to my bestie and still affects me too...she hardly cries but on the day we were returning from our batch's school trip she got emotional because I told her to tell whatever she feels without bottling them in(she hardly speaks what she really feels) and so she tried to and started crying...and some of our other 4-5 friends(we kinda used to be a group)asked for my phone and went Into our group chat removed me and started making fun of us for crying...I wish we didn't atleast get to know about that but one of the girl in that group felt sorry for us and came and told about it...the point is that the girl who started this chat about us crying didn't even feel sorry and said that she felt a bit out of mind and did so to us...but I still think common sense says if u don't wanna comfort a crying person atleast don't make fun of them crying..that too a person who hardly cries...
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#31
It was just a normal day on a tf2 2fort server. Hoovies and friendlies walking around.
But then the try hard spies showed up. Things have never been the same.
But then the try hard spies showed up. Things have never been the same.
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-6points
#32
He was my pocket medic. He'd been healing me all game and then all of a sudden a spy jumped at him out of now where and trick stabbed him. It was the saddest day of my life.
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-9points