It sounds like your sister is well worth bragging about!
I think kindness in response to social cues isn't just about wanting approval, though that's important -- I think also, when the public atmosphere is full of contempt for kindness, people become afraid to act or speak kindly because in that context kindness is equated with weakness, and overtly kind people are mocked and belittled. Case in point, of course, the Mango Mussolini and his admirers, who have made it impossible even to advocate for civil discourse because civil discourse can't get a purchase anymore.
Gosh, did I just watch "debate" highlights? Yes, I did. Ignore me.
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Date: 2020-09-30 03:55 pm (UTC)I think kindness in response to social cues isn't just about wanting approval, though that's important -- I think also, when the public atmosphere is full of contempt for kindness, people become afraid to act or speak kindly because in that context kindness is equated with weakness, and overtly kind people are mocked and belittled. Case in point, of course, the Mango Mussolini and his admirers, who have made it impossible even to advocate for civil discourse because civil discourse can't get a purchase anymore.
Gosh, did I just watch "debate" highlights? Yes, I did. Ignore me.