Feeling safe and learning aren&#x27;t exclusive.<p>The term &quot;bad actor&quot; is widely accepted and understood. If you have a better term, I&#x27;m all ears. The term is accurate when seen from the perspective of the majority, which is the perspective I&#x27;m taking in this article.<p>As for my authority, no, all I can say is I&#x27;ve studied this dynamic in depth for many years and have a lot of good data on it, and tools that work. You&#x27;re free to use those tools, ignore them, etc.<p>And it&#x27;s not a pathology. It is something far more profound than that. If you&#x27;re interested, and perhaps you are, read just the first chapter of that book (the PDF is free to download).