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The trope "Humans are Bastards" seem to be all too common in fiction, with many works of fiction talking about how "inferior and violent" we are compared to "the aliens" like District 9 an Avatar.

What could make the reverse happen in fiction? Where humans are not seen as inherently malicious, at best they are like Star Trek or just as capable of good the very worse they could be seen as stupid or shortsighted, but it is because humans in general are flawed, and they have the power to come around in the end.

For me, I would have the media be more fair, and not only report on "bad news" but also on good news as well. It seems like the media prides itself on reporting the worst of humanity.....

NOTE: This is not the place to state if you yourself are misanthrophic or rant about "how humans suck/are stupid" but rather, what could reinforce a more positive view of humanity in fiction.
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