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[–] seralth@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

This is the entire concept of the gentlemen thief. Being polite, nice and honest in way stops someone from being an awful, terrible person who would gladly steal everything you own and leave you for dead.

People seem to struggle massively with the idea that others can be complex and multifaceted. Everyone whos "nice" must be good or everyone whos "mean" must be evil. Relly is just fundamentally flawed.

Everytime i see a comment saying they are confused over this it makes me feel like people just fundamentally do not understand the concepts of nuance or really other humans in general.