: from my IG some years back
It's a truth I learned from lots of experience and even more observation, not to mention corroboration from scores of people older and more learned that I over the decades.
It makes no difference whatsoever what reasons, rationales, or excuses anyone gives for it, it's the case more often than not. And yes, there have been a multitude of studies in various fields over many decades that corroborate it.
@QueenOfEverything: That one is simply, "Talk is less than cheap; it's free, which is why everyone runs at the mouth about things others are doing and what they themselves would do if they were going to do, well, anything."