While there is no such thing as a "perfect" person, there are some individuals who choose to live life as more or less the antithesis of that. So when Reddit user u/dontgetallmad asked, "What screams 'I’m a terrible person'?" thousands of people responded. Here's what some had to say.
1. "Making your children upset in order to record it and post it for internet points."
2. "People who treat servers, rideshare drivers, and convenience store clerks disrespectfully. Character is how you treat the people you’ll never see again."
3. "Minimizing other people's experiences or pain because it doesn't match your experiences."
"Related: telling people with (chronic) pain that they just have to change their mindset."
"Or with any of the invisible illnesses. I have struggled with treatment-resistant depression for more than 30 years. The people who tell me 'Happiness is a choice' or 'You don't have anything to be depressed about, you just need to look on the bright side' are ridiculous. Like, oh, right, why didn't I think of that 30-plus years ago and save myself all this misery?"
4. "When someone complains about everyone else behind their backs."
5. "Being a habitual litterer."
6. "When the default coping mechanism is to manipulate or abuse other people."
"See also: when they always have a story for how everything is always someone else's fault and NEVER theirs."
7. "Refusing to wear headphones."
8. "Not accepting mistakes as mistakes. Just say 'I fucked up.'"
9. "In my opinion, cheating on your significant other is one of the highest levels of betrayal a person can do to another."
10. "No one should have to tell you that they are a good person. Usually, I would consider that to be a sign that they are, in fact, not a good person."
"Stating what should be obvious implies the opposite. A comedian once likened it to a server randomly announcing, 'No, I did not ejaculate in the soup,' which obviously leads the average person to believe that maybe they did."
11. "Not cleaning up your dog's shit on the street."
12. "Things like letting their roommates do all their dishes and pay all the bills. Getting their partner to do the majority of housework and slinking out of helping. Acting as if they care about something only when someone is witnessing them. Being kind only when others are watching. Being cruel when others are not watching. 'Forgetting' things that don't fit their narrative about who they are. It is so manipulative to cultivate a persona that is totally false and to act the opposite when it is advantageous. So many people use this strategy to get away with terrible behavior, and once you see their true colors, it immediately screams that they are terrible at their core."
13. "If you're a boss and you know for certain that your place is about to close up, and you don't tell your crew so they can start looking for a new paycheck? Absolute fucking scum."
14. "Saying, 'That's a you problem' after causing the problem for someone else."
15. "People who care more about being right than anything else. People who lie to seem better than other people."
16. "Bullying others. Whether you see it as a joke or not, you’re still annoying someone else and that's wrong, so get the fuck away from my table and stay at least 6 feet away from me, Simon."
"If intense enough, bullying does lasting damage. It can absolutely shatter a person’s self-worth and self-image."
Do you have other examples that scream someone is a terrible person? If so, tell us what they are and why in the comments below.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.