Does this make me a bad person? (discuss.online)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by lriv724@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’ve done alot of mischievous and unkind things throughout my education time (k-12) I made fun of people, bullied people, stole from people/stores, hit people, kicked people, did things to annoy people, and just overall did stupid shit to cause problems all because it either felt cool or because I thought it was funny. Some of these were things I did because my friends did them, but some were just me being stupid on my own. I am now 21 and recently I have thought about all of this and feel awful about the things I’ve done because I know it has affected people. I wish I could go back and have never done any of it. Is something wrong with me? Am I a bad person?

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[-] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Did you also kick people for fun?

[-] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No, I punched walls when I was a kid for ~~fun~~ anger. But it is understandable for a young person to be rebellious and malicious as we almost all were. There are different levels. the main thing is looking back and realizing it was wrong and wanting to change. There are no bad people in this world, there are just people who do bad things.

[-] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

As someone who experienced a lot of bullying in the past, I can tell you it changed me as a person and I still struggle with it to this day. While I understand where you're coming from, my point is we should put more emphasis on what the person actually did and how it affected others. It's easy to forgive from the outside, I just wish the people he/she hurt would see their message and their regrets

[-] pebbles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

No, but it does sound fun

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