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That other people would do what is right and protect me from abuse, as a child and as an adult.
That the legal system will protect innocent people, punish the guilty and ensure justice is done.
That other people are higher-thinking and moral.
Yes, quite naive, weren't we?
I still sometimes feel cheated because I was led to believe that world is fair.
One of my baseless theories is that this is one reason people turn to religion. Because life isn't fair, but some people so badly have to believe that it is, that they'll believe in a god, or karma, or whathaveyou.
But, mostly it's because of a fear of the void, and obliteration, and (for most people) realizing that within a century or three no one will remember that they ever existed.
People just don't get that it's our responsibility to make life fair, and nothing else will do it for us.
Fairness only comes from your mouth or your fists in this world.
More like people don't care as long as they aren't affected. You underestimate how stupid, selfish and apathetic a lot of people really are at heart. But I agree, the world is run by force, and it really wouldn't take much to make a change. Yet, given how ignorant people are and how many people live insulated lives, it likely won't happen as we may hope.
Also, add to the fact most people hate accountability, it is far easier to shift the blame than do anything. The cognitive dissonance in the world is astounding.
It's not really a baseless theory. Most people can't handle facing the injustice in this world and realise it as all to satisfy ego. They find it far easier to cope or detach themselves rather than take action or admit they don't give a shit. It doesn't have to be this way, either. If people had some empathy and weren't so ignorant to the true functions of the world, things could change extremely fast. So many people have deluded themselves into thinking they are 'powerless'.