[andyjohnson0]

> People cannot bear the thought that artists, scientists and public figures in general are real people, with flaws and all.

Possibly related to the Fundamental Attribution Error in psychology:

"The fundamental attribution error (also known as correspondence bias or over-attribution effect) is the tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional or personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations."

https://www.simplypsychology.org/fundamental-attribution.htm...

[sanp]

Yup. We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions (Just keeping this mind helps me stay calm in traffic)

[nuancebydefault]

I wonder if this deterministic labeling of persons as good/evil as a whole is what Nietsche meant with "slave morality"?