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It's not about the need to be praised rather, than not being reproached for the smallest mistakes
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It’s still not better to be a dick, just more comfortable – you already have to be a dick to choose to be a dick just because you need to be praised when you choose to do something good.
And it’s also not even true – when you generally go out of your way to be nice to people, they’re very quick to forgive you if you do something wrong, because they know your apology is honest. At least in my experience.