Would the world become better without Trump, Putin and similar people?

Question from the Internet:

Would the world be better if Donald Trump had grown up poor?

You see, in our present society, through the constant media brainwash we are sold, that if we could remove a few “rotten apples” from societies like Trump, Putin, Musk, Boris Johnson, Viktor Orban of Hungary — just to name a few — we would have a beautiful world, since the majority of people — especially those who control the overwhelming propaganda — are good, nice and trustworthy.

The problem is that it is not true.

We are all born with an inherently self-serving, self-justifying, egocentric, subjective and exploitative nature. Knowingly or unknowingly, we are all inclined towards ruthless competition and success at the expense of others. Moreover, we also enjoy it when we elevate ourselves or gain at the expense of others since we all define ourselves through constant comparison to others.

Of course, there is a difference between people, how badly they want what they want, and how much they are willing to sacrifice themselves and others in order to get what they want.

And this “inner hunger” and willingness for sacrifice arrange society like a pyramid. So those at the peak of the pyramid are “more evil”, more selfish and exploitative than the rest. But we are all driven by the same desires and intentions, and given the opportunity, we would all become like Trump, Putin and the rest.

We even have the very sharp and “shocking” psychological experience and studies to prove it.

So to answer your question, no, it would not make any difference if Trump was born poor or if he was not born at all. There are many others — 8 billion of them — who could potentially be like him or like all the other “rotten apples” that seemingly cause problems to everyone.

And that also means that if we want true solutions, if we truly want to build a better world, then we would all need to look into a brutally honest mirror and then change and further develop ourselves — instead of trying to blame, censor, remove or destroy others and manipulate the world as we want it through our inevitable egocentric and subjective calculations.