NT normies treat EVERYTHING like a competition, they wanna get a one up on you at all costs 'cos they think they've won something, they've won no prize but in their mind a little dopamine came out.
In social situations they'll sabotage your standing in a group to get a rung above you rather than earn it through their own achievements as it's easer to tear another down than build yourself up.
This behaviour will double down when there's a female present, they believe they'll get pussy by impressing her not through ability but by knocking you out of the race even if you wasn't competing.
It's verbal tag & you're expected to play even if you don't want to.
At the end of the day ppl are less happy than they let on & they think by making someone's current happiness level beneath themselves then things could always be worse & therefore this deludes them.
The only ones truly happy are self sustaining types that have no need for others or constantly validated attractive types.
Average schmucks like dogs are only thinking about what makes them feel good in the moment with no regard to consequences or hurting others through their actions.
To go a bit further into why ppl hang around toxics it's because they'd rather go along with the asshole & remain neutral/safe than stick their neck out & come into the crosshairs, if someone else is the target I am clear.
They will not challenge, just spectate, they'd rather have an existence around shit ppl in a terrible social circle than have nothing.
Isolation for a week drives these ppl to madness. Levels many of us have not yet reached from over a decade of isolation yet they cannot Fathom a mere week.