I feel like we have at least 10 weekly front page articles on "<billionaire> is a terrible person, if I was a billionaire I would use my fortune much more morally" (sure you would). It takes a certain amount of obliviousness then, to go into these comments sections and declare "I don't know why everyone thinks <billionaire> is a great guy!". Are these people self aware? Are they androids?
You've probably heard "<whatever-celebrity> is the nicest person I've EVER met!"
There must be a named bias for this particular type of statement.
Usually when people say things like that, I wonder a lot (for a very short period of time, though) about what kinds of company they keep.
But chances are, if you've met one, you haven't met them all. Over time people change. Bill was pretty nasty as a business man if you were competing with him in any way whatsoever. As a philanthropist retiree he seems pretty awesome.
Blanket statements (like this one) are only true from the point of view they were made in. If you're lucky.
