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Once you've seen the absolute worst in everybody you've ever met, you sort of give up hope. Any good that you might see-well, you know better. You know what lurks beneath the surface, what's right around the corner. You've seen the truth in everybody. Everybody. So you accept that everyone is inherently capable of hurting you. They're only out for themselves. You will end up hurt. You can't judge people in the same way that you once did-"this person is good";"this person is bad"...you embrace everyone,equally-but now....there's a protective barrier.