The "good" path usually means being a doormat and the "evil" path means being an idiot. It gets really frustrating.
There was an interesting discussion in an older video game, where an evil warrior taunted a captured paladin whether the peasants have ever done something for him. Whether they took up arms to support him or tried to solve their own problems. His point was that the 'good' paladin was always risking his life and suffering and got nothing in return.
