Misanthrope Puns

"Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is at his very, very best he is a sort of low grade nickel-plated angel; at his worst he is unspeakable, unimaginable; and first and last and all the time he is a sarcasm."

My favorite part of his analysis is dispelling the old delusion of "when man is bad, it's really bad. When man is good, it's really good." Twain is saying nah fam, even our best examples are still C tier, our worst examples are actually worse than you're saying, and all of us are collectively part of the same cosmic joke.

This is pretty deep. I'm interested in your thoughts.

 For me, observing my peers in high school really set off my hatred for humans among plenty of other things. 

My father is a misanthrope too and a huge influence in my life. I use to never understand my father’s hatred for humanity when I was a kid until I grew up and now I am a copy of him...I understand now ha. How about you guys? Any specific event(s)?

Edit: I appreciate all the replies but to kinda expand on my question I mean more like specific detailed event(s) in your life that cause you to become a misanthrope. Your aha moment where you realized “ ah yes people suck”

Seriously, anyone who has ever been on any social media whatsoever knows it's a toxic cesspool that puts people's true personalities on display... and I'd like to stay away from those personalities.

It's just really interesting that the types of posts that I see are from people that seem quite sensitive and very aware of what's wrong with the world, more than just ppl that have an unjustified hatred for humanity. Could it be that this sub has more humanity than the majority of others?

I've lurked on this subreddit to see what's on the mind of a misanthrope, and at the rate humanity is going, I might be one of you guys. I've always considered myself a humanitarian, and I still do, but the overt corruption and plain evil in the world are just so overbearing. I still want to dedicate my life to the good of mankind, but the pure malice and selfishness of people in power are very discouraging. I've accepted that humanity is beyond saving. I just hope that the evil I will continue to witness won't beat out what good faith I still have left.

I'm sorry if I come off as slightly whiney in this post, I just really needed a place to vent.

For some reason, I see many people saying things like "I want to kill all humans", or "all people are animal abusers", or "I wish a disease kills us all". Usually, posts that say this get lots and lots of upvotes. It takes me quite a while to find a post that says that humans are great.

I'm well aware of the damage and destruction we've done to the ecosystem and I also understand we're not flawless, but is violence really the best option? We should spread awareness of the damage done instead. Violence is not the solution. Imagine you're a mother whose kids have died off. How would you feel? Can't we just advertise them in peaceful ways instead of saying hateful things to each other?

I'm afraid people like these account for 99.999 percent of the internet. Let me know if you think the same way I do, because I'm tired of hearing their complaints. Should I start a subreddit on it?

EDIT: I now realize not all misanthropes are like the aforementioned. If you're a peaceful misanthrope, good for you.

A lot of jackasses, trying to counter misanthropy, well say something as to the effect of “Go outside and actually see the world yourself” or “Touch some grass”. Now, if you were to humor this and go outside, then you just created a big mistake. Because by going outside, you’ve exposed yourself to humans, and they aren’t known for being good; they’re stupid, cruel, narcissistic barbarians that will make your life hell. Like for example, you may be fun of for walking around as a goth, or because you’re Asian or African. And this is bad for non-misanthropes, for they’ll get to experience hell for themselves, and be depressed and all of that. And especially for misanthropes, for they’ll feel dismissed when someone tells them that, and it shows that people who say that are sheep who make society what it is.

I am getting the feeling that most of the rich are misanthropes if you look at the way they move and how they rule society or probably they just don't know it. Think about they want to be as far way from the general public and I don't blame them.

I just want to know how you respond to conflict as a misanthrope. Do you keep a stoic demeanour or you fight fire with fire. If you are suffering abuse and you find the question I'm asking very personal, you do not have to answer this poll.

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Is it ever possible to be a misanthrope, and yet at the same time be a Christian? I mean I understand that misanthrope is about general hatred towards human nature, but I’ve seen some misanthropes who can love humans as a being and at the same time stay away from them due to human nature. I was just wondering if a person can be a misanthrope and at the same time be a Christian, without being rejected by Christianity.

Is it possible that a person can consider themselves as misanthrope and yet at the same time be a very kind person? Usually I kinda consider myself as a misanthrope, yet I always wanted to be nice to somebody in public, and be able to help whenever I can. Do you think this is possible?

In fact I tend to think that all of them are artists, since artist is the only misanthrope specimen I have ever met.

So are most people artists over here?

I find myself increasingly not wanting to associate with people outside of my immediate family. And while AvPD used to fit me better, I am relating more and more to schizoid personality now.

According to my parents, I used to be a cheerful baby who would smile at everything and share my crackers with strangers in public and cry when the tree in front of our house got cut down. I felt intensely and loved intensely.

I still feel intensely at infrequent intervals, but I find it difficult to tolerate people now. I can only love humanity in the abstract sense, like feeling for communities who suffer disaster or crying at a heartwarming story or watching a good movie. But individuals piss me off without fail unless I keep them at a cordial distance.

Part of it used to be social anxiety and self-loathing, but the more flaws I saw in myself, the more flaws I could see in other people, too. And it makes me bitter that the majority of people lack empathy and the ability for critical thinking. I feel constantly invalidated by people who have a very different world view from me yet never consider anything other than their own truths, while I always reassess my own beliefs and look at other people's perspectives. I am not saying I'm better - I am just as selfish - but it is tiring to interact with and see people who think they are the center of the universe.

It is truly emotionally easier on me to not talk to people in more than short bursts. I know it's a dangerous habit to adopt, but I find the emotional returns on my relationships (aside from my parents, whom I love entirely and unconditionally) to be increasingly diminished and hollow. I can no longer be vulnerable with people because I know they will look at me like I'm an alien.

Or, when I do try to be vulnerable and receive a sympathetic response, my emotional fulfillment is dulled. Although I know I sometimes make other people happy when I'm around, I am no longer able to gain much happiness from interacting with them even if I appreciate them on a rational level. I just feel apathetic.

I no longer hate myself because it doesn't serve me. And I know misanthropy does not serve me either, yet in this age of climate collapse and socioeconomic ruin, I find misery and selfishness everywhere I turn. I just try to be happy in the little things of my life right now and not think too much of the future, and it has worked so far. Far more so than if I forced myself to be around others like I used to.

I had a feeling that people are likely to say this to me if I ever tell them that humanity is cruel, and that human nature is not the best thing to exist. I mean yeah, I may not know people since I haven’t met them, but that doesn’t means that what I said is false and fake. Even when I haven’t meet others to know them, I still cannot deny that humanity is a very cruel thing on earth, and I’m not going to just “accept it and move on”. Nope, I’m just going to continue to be who I am (as a person who dislikes human nature).

So what are your thoughts to this counter-misanthropy? How do you respond to that?

Lately I have been trying to make some new friends. Even though I am a misanthrope I still feel the need for human companionship. I do not hate people. I immensely dislike human nature. The nature that is in so many people to be egotistical, sadistic, narcissistic, psychopaths', self righteous, arrogant, prideful, having a superiority complex, feeling inferior, and many times justifying one's evil actions because of the false conclusion that someone deserved it.

But it quite challenging make friends as a misanthrope. I want to talk about what is wrong in the world. Social issues, I want to talk about how I feel we are being socially indoctrinated, programmed to think and feel a certain way. I want to express my tiresome disappointment of how the collective human beings have treated the world. I sincerely about this.

I think about these issues all the time. I see that we as a human species are headed into danger zone that will eventually be in a mass crisis that we cant turn back to.

But instead are topics talking about people's hobbies, dogs, interests. life goals..blah blah blah. All I get are people wanting to comply to this system. All I get is people being selfish not caring about the evil within all of us and in others. And its just pure superficial conversation.

I am trying to fit in. But What I really want is another misanthrope who thinks like I do.. or who also has a deep passion and hatred of our aweful human nature.

Do you think being a misanthrope means you have to be an animal lover, or someone who values animals above humans? Personally I dont see why myself-but there's DEFINITELY a link on Reddit between posters to the misanthrope sub and animal lovers.

I am an early twenties black man who moved to the south from NYC. I was unable to afford to live in NYC anymore due to the cost of living making it near impossible to survive there. I would have liked to have moved to another state in the north but could not have afforded it. When I was living in NYC, plenty of people were assholes as I had dealt with bullies in school and in the streets in general. I at the time was not a misanthrope and had viewed it as being just some asshole individuals.

Fast forward to moving to the south, and I hate every second of being in this stupid ass region of the country. Most of the people here are filthy acting assholes who still think that it's the 1800's. I have dealt with nothing but filthy ass attitudes and shitty behavior from all people. Whether they be other black, white, hispanic, asian, etc. The people down here in Virginia are all a bunch of filthy acting pieces of shits. Same can be said when visiting other southern states.

The people who were assholes in the north were common since of course its NYC, but I swear that southerners are some of the filthiest people imaginable and much more prevalent. So many people like to carry on like as if it's so great here to move to and that the people down here are supposed to be friendly and shit but fuck all of that. It's all bullshit. My anxiety has gone to an all-time high and I feel like I am a shut-in due to not wanting to interact with other people.

I wish that I could just get up and go but I am worried that I will only have low income housing made available to me if I tried to go back up north. Then you would have to deal with the problem of hood people trying to mug and attack you on a regular basis. Overall, I fucking hate that I can't just be left alone and instead have to deal with so much crap.

I grew up being projected upon by people I love, things and hobbies I love were either made fun of or directly copied by jealous and insecure people. I’ve never been allowed to have something that I fully enjoyed that was completely my own. My mom stole thousands from me when I went to college, and kept telling me I wasn’t gonna make it. When I finally get close to finishing, she tries to overshadow me by buying a house at the same time, just so she could make an announcement for herself when I finally graduated. Anything special for me, had to be about someone else. My friends copy all activities I try to take for myself. I start dieting and working out, all of a sudden everyone wants to do it together. I wanna binge watch a show, they go and binge the same show and get ahead of me, and spoil everything, same with movies. My coworker is the newest loser. He’s like one of those wimpy whiny gay fucking assholes that act like he hates everything, and lures people into conversations so they can get everyone to do anything they want (he’s openly admitted to being manipulative and doing this). Except he’s a 30 year old lanky white dude, so he’s even not attractive enough to act that way. On top of that, he’s unoriginal and he steals my ideas that I keep for OUTSIDE work (luring into conversations, only to say a bunch of dumb and incorrect science, we’re ENGINEERS). And he CONSTANTLY tries to talk to me, interrupting me just to ask me really basic questions, only then just to make assumptions on the big stuff. It’s like he wants to get his work out of the way just so he can talk to me. And it’s just so HE can talk, he literally holds his mouth open while you’re talking 😯, just waiting for you to be done so he can have his input. I try to ignore him but he won’t leave me alone and we share a space, I have to watch everything I say around him. Fucking creepy. Weirdo. I hate him.

Any time I called my energy back from people, they take it personally. Because all I want to do is make my shitty life better, but it feels like I have to constantly protect myself from people who are ACTUALLY out to get me in the meantime. And no it’s not in my head, like the internet wants to make people believe. I just attract manipulators. Constantly. Without trying. I just get stuck with them, my whole life, stuck with them. And they’re not people that seek me out, they’re people I have no choice but to be with. My parents. My roommates. My coworkers. Why can’t I meet an insecure w

Did your hatred progress over time or was there a catalyst that occurred to make you lose trust instantly in people and society as a whole?

I see alot of people in here saying they hate humanity because people suck ... and then go on to how things need to change ...

I remember once there was a guy who was a doctor who made a post here. He basically said he did not care deep down what happened to his patients, if they lived or died or got better or worse. He then went on to say that he became a doctor because he liked the profession and found it interesting, the practice the procedure.

I imagine someone dissecting something out of pure curiosity, out of the sake of pure knowledge... his own knowledge...

Anyways, the readers did not take to this very well. And alot of them had that how dare you practice medicine and be an uncaring asshole deep down

But see I did not see him as an asshole. And he then talked about his own misanthropic thoughts and how he simply just did not care ... he was a doctor for himself... and the people he only really cared about were the select few that were close to him. If his patients lived or died... welp ok!.....( paycheck )

Again that pissed off a lot of people how dare you be the center of your universe?!

So it raises the question... do you hate humanity because you actually love it and just are hurting for change? Or do you actually not give a fuck...?

How do you actually feel about things like, covid, or politics or groups of people who marginalize themselves? For example? Do you have your values hidden deep down?

For me at the end of the day, it's me and like 2 other people... and my animals.

There are things happening in this world right now, and all throughout history that prove morality is based on nothing. And yet here we are again, crying about how shitty we are....

The truth is.... if you try to hurt me or take my shit... something worse happens to you... sorry I'm only human ... oh but if I want something? sure as shit I will manipulate my way in getting it

Does this mean I am an asshole? Well not to your face.

I'm not a misanthrope, even though I have my fair share of hatred towards the human species. This past two weeks I have been obsessed with this subreddit, I have been reading almost every post and reflecting on what the users wrote.

So I had a question that's been eating me up lately, where does this hatred come from ? And also is any of you guys in love or in a relationship with someone else ? and if yes how and why ?

I'm sorry if I come off as slightly whiney in this post, I just really needed a place to vent.

For some reason, I see many people saying things like "I want to kill all humans", or "all people are animal abusers", or "I wish a disease kills us all". Usually, posts that say this get lots and lots of upvotes. It takes me quite a while to find a post that says that humans are great. I understand we're not flawless and have done a lot of damage to the environment, but is violence really the best option? We should spread awareness of the damage done instead. Violence is not the solution. Imagine you're a mother whose kids have died off. How would you feel?

I'm afraid people like these account for 99.999 percent of the internet. Let me know if you think the same way I do, because I'm tired of hearing their complaints.