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30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
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30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online

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How to recognize a bad person? No, not a caricatured villain from comics, but simply a person who at first glance looks completely harmless, but if you look closely, various aspects begin to appear, thickening the shadows on a previously light and, perhaps, shining image.
In fact, the ability to recognize not-that-nice people is very useful in life for almost any of us, so this selection of 'red flags', carefully compiled and based on a recent poll in the AskReddit community, might be really wholesome. At least, if you don't see yourself in all these various clues...

#1

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Abusing animals
360points

#2

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
People who treat servers, Uber drivers, convenience store clerks ect disrespectfully.
Character is how you treat the people that you’ll never see again.
278points

#3

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Making your children upset in order to record it and post it for internet points.
235points

In fact, of course, the negative traits listed in this selection can be found in almost any of us. After all, there are no perfectly good and sinless people and we have all done some bad deeds at some point. And here, probably, the main difference between a really bad person and a good one comes into play.

A good person, having done something icky, realizes it, gets upset - and tries to learn a life lesson from this experience, not to do it again. The bad one probably won't refrain from repeating it - even if it obviously hurts and troubles others.

#4

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Being a habitual litterer.
221points

#5

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
In my opinion cheating on your significant other its one of the highest levels of betrayal a person can do to another.
208points

#6

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Believing mental disorders don't exist.
180points

By the way, the ideas expressed in this selection also clearly show the evolution of the image of a villain in popular culture - the most dangerous are not loud-voiced scoundrels and poseurs like Thanos or Lord Voldemort, but, on the contrary, sometimes charming and quite charismatic personalities, inside which, however, pitch darkness reigns. Think, for example, Hannibal Lecter, Kaiser Soze or Nurse Ratched. The latter generally inspires more horror just because she's absolutely sure that she is right, and even revels in her own power within certain limits. And that makes her even more dangerous and disgusting.

#7

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Not having empathy, common courtesy, or respect for people in worse situations than yourself. For example treating homeless people poorly and “lesser” than you, or treating people in low paying service jobs poorly because you feel that they’re beneath you somehow.
179points

#8

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Minimizing other peoples experiences or pain because it doesn't match with your experiences
154points

#9

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Not cleaning up your dog's s**t from the street
149points

"Unfortunately, most [toxic people] don't come with warning labels the way toxic chemicals do. Many of them seem very likable at first. After all, most toxic people are good manipulators, so getting you to like them is part of their toolkit", Minda Zetlin, a contributor for Inc, writes in her column. "While there's no foolproof method to tell right away if a new friend or colleague will be a drag on your energy, mood, or productivity, there are some early warning signs many toxic people display." So most importantly - always take information critically because what you can perceive as a red flag can always turn out to be an instant clouding of a true good person. Just give people a chance...

#10

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Parking in the handicapped spot and not being handicapped or have a sticker/placard. Or parking in a spot crooked where the next car can’t park.
138points

#11

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Refusing to wear headphones
131points

#12

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Treating people who are just doing their jobs as automatically inferior.
128points

Be that as it may, the list that is presented here looks quite complete, and is able to cure almost any person from excessive naivety. So now please feel free to scroll it to the very end, and if you have your own marker for identifying terrible persons, then write it down in the comments section. Perhaps your experience will also be wholesome to someone. After all, helping others is just the hallmark of good people, isn't it?

#13

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Stealing money meant for charities.
123points

#14

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Don’t take good care of their children
119points

#15

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
People who cut you off after 2 - 5 seconds every time you try to say something!
118points

#16

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
if you're a boss, and you know for certain your place is about to close up, and you don't tell your crew so they can start looking for a new paycheck? absolute f*****g scum.
Report
112points

#17

People who enjoy other people hurting.
109points

#18

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
Not accepting mistakes as mistakes. Just say I f****d up.
98points

#19

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
When someone complains about everyone else behind their backs
97points

#20

30 Warning Signs That Indicate Someone Is A Terrible Person, As Shared By Folks Online
When someone literally tells you they are a good person, run for the hill.
97points
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