Robin Hood. Sometimes you have to do what's commonly considered "bad" in order to do an even greater good. If Robin Hood had just sat in silence while all the poor folk suffered, he'd be doing more bad than he did in stealing from the rich.

**Good and bad are relative terms. But in general, yes, it's better is follow what you consider to be the 'good' path, rather than the bad one.** - I don't believe that there are any objective senses of 'good'/'bad' or 'right'/'wrong' that exist [outside of human civilisation] (https://www.verywellmind.com/definition-of-social-construct-1448922). But within it, since we are a cooperative and inter-reliant species, we have developed communally beneficial concepts of what's good and what's bad. They generally align with the interests of the majority. And for most of us, they are concepts that have been instilled in us for most of our lives. - Generally, it is better to do what we think is 'good' than what we think is 'bad'. Of course, there are exceptions to this. As Jen has already commented, there's the Robin Hood conundrum, where sometimes doing what is widely considered 'bad' is actually serving a greater sense of 'good'. - 'Good'-ness and 'Bad'-ness are nearly always relative. Despite the weight these concepts have, they don't exist independently of human actions. And in real humans and real-life scenarios, [nothing is entirely black and white] (https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/most-of-us-arent-good-or-bad-people-we-re-complicated-997d57983e2d). A lot exists in the grey area in between perfect 'goodness' and perfect 'badness'. It's hugely helpful (and relieving) to accept that 'good' and 'bad' aren't pure definitions or destinations. - However, it will always be beneficial to ourselves and to others if we generally (though perhaps not exclusively) strive towards what is widely considered 'good' rather than what is considered 'bad'. It makes sense — we associate our positive emotions and fulfilling relationships with 'good'ness. In general, those who [view the world in a more optimistic way] (https://positivepsychlopedia.com/year-of-happy/the-benefits-of-optimism/) feel happier and have more meaningful relationships.