Desperation can indeed breed toxicity, but consider the affluent few who have never had to tread water and still choose to subjugate others.

For a lot of us, a kinder world would be enough. For a few others, jealousy and pettiness is their prevailing characteristic, no matter how equal the soceity is.

Im not saying some people are born evil, as I think these are learned behaviours, but that we as a species are somewhat easily predisposed towards corruption and that some of us succumb to it faster than others.