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Everyone is evil. Everyone is a malignant narcissist. Everyone enjoys making the people they don't like hurt and squirm in pain. Everybody, in every situation, has an ulterior motive. They'll gaslight you, they'll trick you, and they'll play mind games with you. Why? Because they need their self-image to be recognized by others, and they'll do anything to accomplish it, with no regard to who gets hurt in the process. They do this unconsciously; they don't even know that they do it. They'll feign ignorance and act smug when you point it out to them. They'll go to any length to humiliate you and besmirch your name once you expose them, so that nobody listens to you. Everybody does this -- family, friends, coworkers -- everybody. They're all sick.

What are some books that explore this thought?