I agree with Johnny & Kworb; I'm not necessarily mean to people (I at least try not to be) but I'm overly sarcastic (to SOME people) and that comes off as mena, or when I feel attacked, I never bite my tongue. While there are definently cruel people out there, I don't think there's ever been a time where someone has just been born cruel; some people are just raised in a situation where that's all they have come to know, or just how some people react to certain things, like a defense mechanism.

Oh, but it's funny how you & Adrian think I'm out to get you [/offtopic]

If you're talking real life here, then it takes being really obnoxious, annoying, or just being an asshole to make me be mean. I don't really get mad easily around my friends. Usually, my "meanness" are jokes, but if somebody is being an ass, I either get pretty personal or I punch him in the face.

People aren't born mean and cruel. But some people are that because they think they're the **** so everything they do is right. That's the kind of people I hate

^^^^ So do you hate yourself, because most of your post are mean ... well at least IMO

I think all my experiences through 4th grade up until now (12th grade) shaped me to be the person I am. My moods can veer from crazy happy-go-lucky to just straight up asshole.

I'm mean to people that annoy me, that try to hard to be funny, people who have grudges against my closest friends, people I KNOOOOW don't like me and are just using me for something. Oh, and luring pedophiles on the R train.

It's the way your brought up. Your parents prejudices' rub off onto you and mainly what they don't like you don't. Well that's how I find it.

Although my Dad is mean but I can be both when I want and to who I want.

people are born without ATTITUDES...period

Are we some how related lol. I am excatly how you described i tend to be pretty nice for the most part untill you slam me then i can be mean

Unless they're programmed machines/technology, no, these people are not born mean & cruel. It's all based upon how the person is raised/nurtured, and the environment that surrounds the person.
BUT--- The person's attitude could be hindered towards such a direction if he or she was born with some specific sort of physiological/health disorder.

Of course we are but you didn't clarify what type of attitude.

We and others around us mould our attitudes and to how we behave it's really interesting to look at.

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we are born with certain characteristics and as we grow these or they are accentuated or they finished being supplanted by others. it depends on the atmosphere

^i agree.....it is 50/50

The environment defintely plays a big role in how a person is. The first 1-3 years of life are the most important in shaping who you become, and if a child is neglected and doesnt get love & nurturing during this time he might never grow into a healthy person. even when the baby is in the womb, if the mother doesnt take care of herself it can effect the baby's development

also a person could have a personality disorder like antisocial or narcisstic which makes them just a mean & uncaring person, but all coming from how they were raised

and that's very true about defense mechanisms. people will project feelings of their own hatred onto others, this is how racism or homophobism starts

i could go on & on this stuff fascinates me...sorry lol ...ima psych major ..ive written tons of papers on this kinda stuff

Thanks for the info guys...it was a nice read

Love you all <3333