“I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to you all day long and I assume you deserve it.”
— Tina Fey
Simplified Meaning:
This quote is talking about a misunderstanding of karma. Karma is an idea where if you do good things, good things happen to you, and if you do bad things, bad things happen to you. The person here thinks that if something bad happens to someone else, it's because they must have done something to deserve it. It's like seeing someone trip and fall and thinking they must have been mean to someone earlier, so they deserved to trip. Imagine a kid in school getting into trouble and then blaming it on "bad karma" because they believe they did something wrong before. Instead of learning from their mistake and trying to be better, they just assume bad things will keep happening. This way of thinking can cause people to treat others badly, excusing their behavior by thinking, "they must deserve it." In real life, using karma like this can hurt relationships because it stops people from taking responsibility for their own actions. Instead of helping each other and being kind, they might just justify being mean. To use the idea of karma positively, one should focus on doing good deeds without expecting anything in return and trust that good will naturally follow.