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vharuck • today at 9:24 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

The vast majority of peoples' actions are beneficent, or at least polite. Otherwise, nobody would even keep their cars on roads. Stores would keep all merchandise in locked displays (not just the expensive things where the rare thief causes too much damage).

The bad experiences stand out because that's how our minds are wired, and they're so uncommon as to be surprising.