Bullies and assholes don’t actually live sad unfulfilled lives. People say that to feel better about getting bullied.
I always see the trope that bullies are actually sad people living unfulfilled lives. From my encounters it’s usually the opposite. The assholes have great lives and sucessful careers. Hell I would say many of them are probably successful because they are assholes and have strong armed their way up.
Now I am not saying they don’t have their insecurities or their own issues, who doesn’t. But this idea I see repeatedly on TV and social media that bullies actually hate themselves and are dicks to feel better about themselves, just doesnt ring true. Most of the true assholes I’ve met ( I meet alot in my field) love themselves and live great lives and genuinely seem to enjoy being assholes to others.
