Small World Syndrome

This condition had always seemed innocuous to me. Yeah, talking to sufferers was a serious bore but I never really saw any harm in them, until now.
I find myself surrounded by people who occupy very small worlds. They don't seem to think the world exists outside of the little triangle formed by their house, their work place and the local supermarket. Hobbies and interests are just things other people have as far as this crowd are concerned. They go to work, they come home and they bore the living shit out of people by wanking on about themselves and their families.
As I said, innocuous enough. However, this little world does not satisfy them so they have to make entertainment for themselves and as they can't look outward to find things to occupy them, they focus on the people around them.
Small World Syndrome sufferers love a squabble, love conflict and like to fuck with people. They also like to put people down so they can big themselves up. The reason for this is to try to escape the fact that they have no life.
Some of these folks like to just sit back and watch this stuff unfold, revelling in the little details and developments; others like to create hassle and disturb the peace.
It's really quite disturbing to see how people with small lives can begin to lose their humanity to the point where they can treat other people appallingly just to make up for the smallness of their worlds.