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Is it:

"Mmm no very unwise"

or

"Mmm very wise"

Post your wisdom and we'll decide.

  1. Be excellent to each other.

Post that started it all: https://sh.itjust.works/post/42145457/19762747

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doing nice things when you have to is understandable ~ doing nice things when you dont have to makes you a good person (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmm not quite wise.

A tweak: Doing nice things when there is no apparent benefit for you is evidence that you're a good person.

[โ€“] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I would hazard that when you are attempting to do nice things for altruistic reasons, when you get no benefit yourself from it, that serves as a force multiplier for the nicety, but it does not diminish the nicety for doing them for ego-gratification reasons.

A lesser positive is still a positive.