How can some people be so cruel for no reason?

People feel the need to express what they're feeling. If they feel poorly about themselves, they might express that in a negative way towards other people.

A lot of people have had things done to them which have traumatized them. Therefore this makes them act a certain way. And yes, it still doesn't give them the right to be like that, but it's a human nature for us. Especially if they weren't shown the right way. Some people already know the truth, it's just so hard accepting it. It's the way of life and it's difficult to accept but we have to In order to live life.

Everyone has their reasons. People choose to be cruel, just like they choose to be kind. Oftentimes, those who are cruel are trying to assuage their own self-hatred by focusing on someone else's flaws, but it really could be anything. Maybe they're going through a hard time. Maybe they genuinely don't know that they're being mean. The possibilities are endless. Just like you had the motivation, for whatever reason, to ask this question, they have whatever motivation to be cruel.

Maybe they grew up with very mean parents or where bullied before just want to take it out on others.

Some people have a lot going on in their own lives that we are unaware of. It may be wrong of them to be cruel for no reason, but they may not know how to control the things going on in their life, and may seem like they are being grumpy, or taking it out on people who have done nothing to them.

these comparisons can often make us feel worse about ourselves or better about ourselves. As we generally prefer to feel good, notion that people are more negative towards others when they have been insulted or belittled, and that this can make people feel better about themselves (it can help restore self-esteem). In one study, when people were told they were unattractive (using fake feedback), compared to being told they were attractive, they rated others not only as less attractive, but also less intelligent and less kind. Put succinctly, being insulted made people more likely to demean others. some people dont mean to be mean its how they are .they act cruel becuase that what the think they should be ,sometimes they dont think it cruel as they see it but from others point of view they see it so wrong

Some of them are just born that way. The reasons could be anything. You just don't know what they are. For example: neglected as a child, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, etc are all examples for signs of depression. They probably are so cruel like that because they don't want to get hurt anymore. And if you're nice, some people might take advantage of you. And being cruel is probably the only way they can think of to protect themselves.

I think something we all forget is that every single person on this earth is struggling with something, most of the time. Now the struggles are never the same and not always as important to every individual. When people are cruel, I try to remember that there is something that the are dealing with that has made them probably lose track of who they really could be. Remember it isn't personal!

Maybe they are going through some tough times and fighting their own battles, or they aren`t thinking. If it is constant, they may be in a bad place.

That’s just the human nature, some people simply do not have empathy. That’s hard to understand for most people but that’s the way it is. Erhaben to accept it, since there is nothing we can really do about it. We have to focus on our own good and believe in the fact that other people out there also have good intentions, just like we do. But remember there are also people who do not have good intentions and are indeed out to harm us. So we have to be cautious and don’t trust everyone that easily. That is it.