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I dislike them as a group / species but give each individual the benefit of the doubt.
I do believe that, in general but not exclusively, humans are selfish, short-sighted, and greedy. But I still treat individuals with kindness.
That always makes me think of this great moment from "Men In Black."
There's a great song about this called species, by pain of salvation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTSd60i6YL0
Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Pain-of-salvation-species-lyrics
It's always a bit cheesy in prog music, especially from Daniel Gildenlöw, but some lovely sentiments