The Worst About You

Gossip reveals a glaring problem in the average person, the desire to see only the worst in others. When a person becomes the target of enough gossip, they acquire a public image of scapegoat or villain, and with this image comes a habit on the part of others to always see them in the most negative light.

A person's actions should be met with skepticism, and the idea that their reasons are not what you expect. This is usually not the case, however, as most people are quick to assume the worst about others and then this prejudgment gets passed around as fact by the community. In this way is a person steadily built up as the worst example of humanity, despite the fact it's really the other way around.