I think, in the general view, "being good" and "being bad" are seen not at the positive and negative ends of the morality spectrum respectively, but at the middle and negative. Being good is usually seen as a kind of passive neutrality where you don't do anything at all. At best, goodness fights against badness, but in the absence of badness, it wouldn't do anything.
Badness, in contrast, is interesting because at least it means doing something. There's some substance to it, even if it is destructive.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - Being actively good in our society is lumped in with "sucking up".
PPS - Or helping old ladies cross the street.
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