Have you noticed that negative words usually "mean something"(words mean things), but positive words rarely mean anything? Let me explain.

I've noticed that both positive and negative words "mean something" with most everyone. When the negative ones equal or outweigh the positive ones, which ones to take to heart or believe the sincerity of is surely something people have to face and consider, eventually.

Humans have a negativity bias. I learned about it in my body dysmorphia work book. It’s a natural thing that we evolved because it’s safer to assume the worst in people for survival purposes.

True.

There's this, also - if you say something swell about yourself some folks may think to themselves "Yeah, sure... " but if you say something less than flattering about yourself people will likely believe it.

I'm guilty of that. For me I think I have heard so many bad things that when I hear something nice...my brain is instantly like...its a trap. 😔

I think people are trying to be safe, as in looking out for themselves. For example, a man complimenting a woman might get her thinking he’s trying to get in her pants. A person complimenting another might just be wanting favors. Maybe they just meant well, or they want something out of it. On the other hand, nothing good comes from insulting someone.

Humanity doesn’t have a clean record on morality. Questioning someone’s action is the wise thing to do.

That's a very good question