Very interesting topic.
And one that could be commented upon on so many different levels.
I don't think, in all cases, people need to necessarily be socially inept, emotionally unintelligent or a simple sociopath. There could possibly be some who are intentionally a bit abrupt at times in order to keep safe space from other people and it could be their trust gizmo has completely worn out. The possibility exists that I could maybe be one of these - just a broken gizmo with no desire to fix it and doesn't view the present situation as a bad deal at all but simply a safe, less complex deal. Hope this comment of mine does not bring on a lot of questions because I am not prepared to get any deeper than this.
Will be checking back to see where others take this topic.
edit: Yes, I do agree there is definitely kindness in this world - it exists!