i think the main thing is a big missing mood
"sometimes marginally more kindness isnt feasible, or it nets out negative. This is a shame because all else equal kindness is nice to have"
this reads p differently to me than his tweet

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I think if you want to argue for less kindness in a situation you would be most effective framing it in a very kind way to establish credibility with the people you actually need to convince wonder how many things this applies to Nixon going to China etc
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But being mean is *fun*. Being angry and vicious *feels* *good*. And most Americans learn morality by negative reinforcement, so it's really hard for them to understand why something that feels good might actually be bad.
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America is a disciplinary state
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yes its tricky isnt it sociopath mode is kindness for me and Hard Knicks for thee
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honestly 1-3 are all compelling theories
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