What drives people to do mean things?

There are alot of different reasons why someone may act in a mean way: Jealousy, revenge, hurt feelings, insecurities, peer pressure, to show off, anger, and the list goes on. Everyone has done something mean at points in their life and everyone has their own motives behind it. What matters is that your acknowlege your actions and apologize or make things right. If you notice a pattern of continously being mean to people you care about its time to sit down and take a look at yourself and figure out the cause of your actions.

then how come people apologize and then do it again even after they know its wrong? Or do they truly even know its wrong at all?

Everyone is imperfect thats why.

In my opinion, most people do mean things because of their own insecurities. Putting others down gives them the chance to feel a little more confident about themselves. I think everyone has done something mean or cruel in the past, whether or not they intended to.

One time, when my best and I of 10 years were figthing nonstop(verbally) i told her that she was dead to me. We both said hateful things, but I still feel really bad :( Sometimes, people just act out of pure anger.

Jealously, anger, hatred and depression.

May be what drives people to be mean is a lack of strength…sometimes we do know being mean or do something mean will get us no where but we do it anyway.its just i think anger is a sign of nothing but weakness.

I would have to say the thing that causes most people to do mean things, is jealousy.

Hate and anger. Sometimes even sadness.

people do mean things beacause they dont know how to deal with how they are feeling towards about something/someone.They think they will feel better if they are mean but most people dont feel better about themselves/ the problem by being vengeful.Its hard I suppose to deal with anger hurt rejection ect I suppose.Its not the way I deal with anger or hurt i had a friend once who was/is mean as a way to deal with her feelings.

Idle hands… meaning people having to much time to themselves… my opinion is they way they were raised and how they grew up. Just depends.