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Okay fine. Try driving a car for 15 minutes and then tell me 80% of people aren't stupid assholes.
Idk where you live but in the last long drives across my country I did, 7h each way, I found just 1 asshole on the whole way, and my asshole finding rate is higher than normal since I drive my parents BMW while respecting speed limits and some people get competitive, weird. Most typical drives across towns, 15m, are completely normal. Sorry to say but your anecdotally experience is not universal. Where I live most people drive responsibly and we have plenty slopes and curves.
My "anecdotal experience" is practically common knowledge. But sure your anecdotal experience is fact that trumps that.
It is not common knowledge. It is a common fallacy. People are the solution, not the problem. Bad things happening in the world absolutely do not mean "people are bad". You guys need to work on your psychological resilience. The bad news don't decide how you relate to people in general, that's a choice you're making. And you can stop making it. You'd feel better and less cynical.
(of course I'm here lecturing people, but I myself don't always manage to keep a positive mindset, we're human)