I think - I hope - that people who think like that person are the exception, though. It's an unusually unhealthy perspective. I can only begin to imagine what causes a person to think that way. Much self-loathing, possibly.

However, I may be like you, assuming that benevolent, halfway healthy perspectives are the norm. Which is a good thing! I don't want to change my expectations just because they're too optimistic to be accurate.