If EVERYONE was like YOU would the World be a better place?

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If everyone was like me, there would be no bullying, that's for sure.

I'm 31 year old woman with the brain of a ten-year-old boy.

If everyone was like me, we'd be in deep trouble.

Yup. This thought has crossed my mind before. I think the world would be a better place, not necessarily a utopia.
And I do consider myself a good person. Consequently, I believe that some people are bad. This is a controversial outlook, but I don't care. There are innumerable amounts of people I know or know of who I think are terrible.

I like how all the answers are deep and thought-provoking. I feel like if this were posted on another forum all the answers would be 'Yesssss, i'm such a good person so yeah every1 should be like me and love each other and stuff!'

And on here it's just: 'Of course not, because the human population must be diverse; a vast variety of talents weave together to strengthen society, and in turn, the world. We need the artists, the plumbers, the doctors, the teachers, the garbage men; without them, our world and everything we've worked for would collapse.'

To answer the question, no. I'm almost afraid to leave the house, and I'm not the most pleasant person you would ever meet. But if I do become a published author someday, I'll nestle right into my own niche in society, even if it's small.

I have said to people in the past that they really ought to be more like me.

But I've only said it in jest of course.

....Well that's what they think anyway.

Yes!

No wars.
Massive scientific progress.
People being compassionate and considerate.
When something needed doing, the ones who were best positioned to do it would just get on with it.
Others would help as needed.
We would replace urban environmental disasters and suburban sprawl with amazing feats of engineering. Paolo Soleri thought too small.
Eco-arcologies combining the best of urban living with environmental preservation.
Biodiversity in biomes great and small would be a primary goal.
Vertical farms!
Somewhere between the hive mind of doom and Monty Python we would find utopia, then move on because it would get dull after a while.
And we would build generation ships to visit the galaxy. If a joshua tree can live long enough to make the trip and our cultures have lived longer, this is doable.
What if we are first? We should make panspermia real!
OK, I a going off a bit here, but you get the idea. It would be awesome!

We would all be working to realize The Culture

No because htey would all get A grades at university but would struggle to get a D ring on an apron done up!

On one hand, fewer people would be murderin' and engaging in sectarian violence and enforcing their bigotry.

On the other hand, fewer people would be doing work.

Not murderin' counts for very little if everyone starves to death once the tinned food runs out. Violent homophobia is far from a good thing, but if nobody ever took the bins out then sanitation issues would kill almost everyone anyway.

probably would of never made it out of the cave, so probably not

I'd probably go postal if everyone on the planet was exactly like me. There are things about myself I just can't stand and when others resemble those traits, I REALLY don't like it. Plus, it would be isolating because I wouldn't get a chance to experience new perspectives and new ideas. Plus, how could I have debates or discussions with people if we all agree on everything?

Variety and complexity are important for the evolution and survival of all life on Earth.

For those of you who say there would be no bullying, wars, etc.:

I don't believe that's true. I'm not entirely sure about the war part, but I am about the bullying. Every one of us has committed some sort of atrocity during our lifetimes, whether we remember it or not. Whether we like it or not, every one of us has acted wrongly out of hatred, anger, or greed. I've done things and thought about doing things I can't explain. OCD probably plays a part, but that's not all.

Humans aren't perfect creatures. Even those who devote their lives to help others have done things they're not proud of. We've all committed some sort of bullying; bullying can come in small forms too, and we might not even realize we're doing it. You don't have to punch someone or openly mock them to be a 'bully'.

Humans are imperfect by nature. There's no changing that. Sure, some people try their best to live as 'perfectly' as they can [for lack of a better word], but hatred will never disappear completely.

Everyone has darkness inside them. At school, I'm considered to be the quiet 'good kid' (until people startled labeling me as 'scary' and 'a little ball of hatred', that is). One of my teachers from freshman year once joked that I could never do anything wrong.

But I have a dark side, and I struggle with it every day.

So don't delude yourselves. I'm sure you are all good people, but understand that you have similar faults as those who are known as bullies. It's just that some act on those faults more than others.