• valar@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    Dang all these comments are cynical AF for a “nice memes” community

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Oh there are plenty of instances of kindness I’ve regretted. Far more than cruelty since I avoid cruelty. Still, I’d rather regret a failed act of kindness than succeed in an act if cruelty.

    • MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      For me, even when a kind act goes punished, I don’t regret the actual decision even if I wish I could have prevented the unintended consequences. But I make an effort to believe that making the right decision is valuable in of itself

    • Zorque@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Do you regret the action if kindness itself, or do you just abhor the response you got from it?

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Sometimes you’ll reap enormous rewards through selfishness and cruelty.

      I guess the market has spoken. Be a sociopath.

  • fireweed@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Ah yes, this is why the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” does not exist.