Are the characters in Seinfeld bad people?

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Redditor u/418156 opened the digital floor up to discussion when they asked, "Are the people in 'Seinfeld' really that bad?" They then made a case that they are not, concluding, "Most of the horrible things they do are the results of mistakes and misunderstandings. For the most part, they are TRYING to do the right thing and failing (like us all)."

While many episodes of "Seinfeld" center around the characters causing chaos in their lives and the lives of others over everyday inconvenience, some episodes, like the series finale, could be considered worse than just any regular misunderstanding. Redditor u/CasualSpider came to the thread with some insight, writing, "I think that they (with the exception of Kramer) are just very shallow people. Like the kind that you know would talk about you behind your back."

The discourse surrounding the main characters of "Seinfeld" isn't new, and it isn't going away any time soon. Ravi Shankar shared a poll on Twitter in which fans were asked to vote for the "Seinfeld" character they consider "the most immoral." The winner was George Costanza (Jason Alexander) with 63%.

Fortunately for George, Alexander caught sight of this and came to his old character's defense, tweeting, "Wow, this kinda stings. I mean, come on...more immoral than Newman??" Newman (Wayne Knight), Jerry's neighbor and nemesis, always seems to be either the cause of a problem or involved in a scheme of some sort.

The show's satirical nature continues to bring back old audiences for another binge-watch and pull new fans in for first-time laughs even after its end in 1998. Whether you believe the characters are bad, misunderstood, or just like everyone else, there are belly laughs to be had in every episode.

[Chocolate Moose]

The show isn't real life. The situations come out of Larry David's head, not from his life. They spring from real life incidents but no one really acts like that!