Back in the day. Stupidity and Curiousness would get you killed, and all anyone would do is shrug and say, "Well, they should've known better" or "I told them, but they didn't believe me, and had to see for themselves."
I know I'm not wrong. The world is full of selfish fucking morons who don't give two shits about anything other than themselves. Knowing this makes my life a lot less frustrating. Basically, lower your expectations and you won't be constantly disappointed in people. I used to expect people to treat me the same way I treat them, but I've learned over and over and over and over and over and over and over again and again and again and again and again and again that NO ONE reciprocates. Ever. And if they DO it's because they have an agenda. Cynical? Yep. And I live a better life as a result because I am NEVER disappointed with anyone because I don't expect squat from anyone.
You know what I learned. Expectations are the cause for a lot of people's disappointment and grief. When someone has such high expectations of things, it clouds the reality. You end up believing those expectations, while ignoring the fact some people are not capable of living up to those high expectations. Lowering expectations, or not having any at all, can help you see a persons full potential, and then you can help them reach that potential, without the cloud of expectation clouding the view.
I have realized that and accepted that fact. Life is to complicated to be worrying about others at times, It's good to worry, but why worry when you do all that you can do when they don't even bother to do anything for themselves, It's pointless and you shrug and pray for the best for them, to one day realize their errors and correct their ways.