Why do people hate on others?


I'm wondering this because lately I see people that I'm around on a consistent basis, giving me a very negative vibe. Whether its at work or in the neighborhood, I've been getting this bad vibe from people lately.The only conclusion I can come up with is, they hate what I am because they can't be what I am. I mean, to sum it up, I'm not a bad guy. I don't brag or boast. I'm humble. I'm average looking. I don't look for trouble. I look everyone in the eye. But I see some people around me upset with, I'm concluding, on my small successes, my small victories. I say "small" because, I feel these people could achieve what I have, if they stopped focusing on what I am and what they will never be and embrace what they are and focus on how to build from that...

So why hate on others? There is a better way... and it starts within yourself

What do you guys think?

Well, this sounds more like jealousy than hatred if your intrepretation of this is true. I'm stumped on hatred. I can't understand why people can't see that it's the most pointless emotion. Maybe it's to do with having a cynical outlook - I dunno.

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People bag other people out to make themselves feel better. You may have something they do not, therefore they pull you down so they can feel better than you. Pretty pointless really, because it's not achieving anything. The best thing is just to ignore the haters and just know that you're not the one doing it to them.

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One of the harder things for me to do also, being that I have such a good heart, is to not retaliate when someone wants to throw a smart ass comment my way. I can be somewhat of a smart ass myself. I am witty. But since I'm humble, feel I have nothing to prove and also to not evoke any more envy or hatred, I water down the intial reflexive response that comes to mind whenever a comment might be thrown my way... But that is rapidly changing, I'm starting to hate keeping my tongue in check and fear that I will become the very thing I'm trying not to evoke, as far as hatred... I've been keeping my tongue in check for years... I'm gonna get pushed over the edge and I'm pullin' someone wit' me

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One thing that all must try and realize is that we are not perfect by any means. Until we are, there is no way to truthfully tell weather it is a hater attitude that someone directs at you or if it is actually someone reacting to your attitude in general. Sometimes a person with confidence can appear vain or as if they are bragging and feeling superior to others. This can rub people the wrong way. They don't feel that you are any better than they are which would be a logical assumption. At other times there are people that are shy or pretty much stick to themselves and that can have a bit of a weak appearance to some as well. You just never can tell.

Jealousy is an ugly but real emotion as well. Some people that have nothing materially or other weather it be their own fault or just circumstances tend to envy those that do have or have made a good life for themselves. There is an element that I myself have seen online as well as in rl to jealousy as well and that is of friendships or partners. Some people that don't have as many friends as you do or are not in a relationship and you are tend to down you to make themself feel better. It is a petty thing to do but it does happen.

For myself, I don't envy anyone else because I am comfortable with what I have. The material posessions that I have, the friendships I have, the partner I have, and the life I have can only get better by my own actions and effort and I have worked for all of it and am happy. I try to treat people the way that I want to be treated and if they don't like me then that is their problem. You won't be able to please everyone so stop trying or getting bent out of shape when you can't. It just isn't humanly possible. Be happy with what you have or make it better.

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The reason people hate on others is:
It's in our sinful, human nature.
Whatever the reason, our sin nature likes to make ourselves king/queen and so we trash others and hate them.

-Snoopy

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