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An article telling people to be nice for the sake of being nice would be correct, but not change a single person. That's because everyone knows they're supposed
by SamBam 10y ago
An article telling people to be nice for the sake of being nice would be correct, but not change a single person. That's because everyone knows they're supposed to be nice, we've been taught it since before kindergarten.
Yet people are still assholes at times.
The point of this article is to say "being an asshole isn't even having the effect you think it does. It makes things worse for you too. Try being nice -- it might actually make things better for you. And then you may keep it up."
- jshevek 10y ago> An article telling people to be nice for the sake of being nice would be correct, but not change a single person. I have been influenced by blogs which make appeals to ethical conduct (for the sake of ethical conduct) as a desirable end goal. So it is not true to say that such a blog wouldn't change a single person. Further, there is a missed opportunity here to discuss the direct, personal physical, mental, and emotional benefits of unlearning excessive attachment to anger.