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In 2001, Kenny Waters, a man who was wrongly imprisoned 18 years for murder, was finally freed after his high-school dropout sister went to law school to prove his innocence. Tragically, Kenny Waters died in an accident 6 months after his release from prison. Conviction is a 2010 biographical legal drama film based on this […]
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November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on the planet together. Since then at least one person has remained on the international space station.
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We’re about to go down a morality rabbit hole. Parsing out what is noble and ignoble behavior is definitely nothing new. It’s been the obsession of religion and philosophy for pretty much as long as we’ve been able to put thoughts into words.
But as time goes on, and fields like psychology become more robust and accessible, the discussion around what’s good and bad behavior has stopped being the exclusive realm of a few, and has become more democratized, with a larger conversation opening up in the general public. A great example of that phenomenon is this post on r/AskReddit by user darkwulf1:
What is a toxic behavior that is disguised as virtue? from AskReddit
It’s a great question, and it prompted a lot of pretty thoughtful answers.
Here are some of the more interesting ones to consider.
I had an in-law who talked constantly about how generous and compassionate she was.
She could be both… But she had a tendency to get carried away by what she wanted for you rather than what you actually wanted.
She was the kind of person who would throw a big party for you when you explicitly told her you didn’t want a party, and she would talk constantly about how overwhelmed she was planning the party and how you should help in all these ways because, “I can’t do this on my own.”
– Squiddification
Mum says several people on her facebook are ANGRY that they were told their services weren’t needed when they signed up to the towns volunteer service to help folk during this crisis (we had an amazing number of people come forward).
They’re mad because they “want to help” and “do their bit” and honestly she realised so many of them are the ones who do charity drives and stuff like that just to show off how much of a #GoodPerson they are and to have others praise them for being a #GoodPerson
The ones we know who are helping are getting on and doing it. Odd picture or post but certainly not what these people would be doing.
– VulcanHullo
Supporting a person to a fault. In other words, being an enabler.
– mingmingcat
When people get involved in and regulate other people’s relationships.
They try to act like they’re helping but they always make it worse.
– IDressUpAsBroccoli
Grand “romantic” gestures.
I teach high school and it’s crazy how many times you see a kid basically bully their crush into being with them.
They make this huge public display and the kid is too shy to say no in front of everyone. It’s embarrassing and distressing for that poor kid.
– PanoramicTrouble
Over-studying, over-burdening, and excessive academic anxiety/self-doubt does not make for a dedicated pupil, but an unbalanced and miserable human being.
– DudeAbides101
When you tell people about how you’re feeling (to vent or when they ask how you’re doing in general) and they one-up you to make you feel like you don’t get to feel tired or sad or stressed etc cause they’re clearly having it harder than you are.
I was tired from school and work one day and I told my old roommate that I was feeling a little tired, and he hits me with “Oh YOU’RE tired? I only had 5 hours of sleep and I had to wake up early this morning cause I had PT (he’s in ROTC)”
– japanesepopstars
Telling kids that they are so different than everyone else while implying that they are somehow better.
The actual healthy thing to do is to stress that everyone is unique, and the kid’s natural gifts make them who you are just like other kids’ gifts make them unique.
– InnocuousDaisy
Working for “exposure”.
This one gets me because companies use it as an excuse to not pay someone or not pay them the amount they deserve.
They claim “exposure is your payment” but last I checked exposure doesn’t pay the bills.
– christian_daddy1
The entire “I hAvE sTrOnG pErSoNaLiTy” kind of people
– JSteus
The rise and grind mentality, saying if you’re not working towards something you’re wasting your time.
It’s important to take time to just relax or pursue a passion without monetary gain.
But society as a whole has deemed this as wasting your time.
– RedditRum87
“Family comes first.”
I grew up thinking that I had a very close extended family until I realized just how sh^tty and miserable most of them were.
I have cut them out and feel so much better about it.
– cosmonaut205
Toxic positivity, ie: people who try to find the good in everything.
There’s a lot to be said for having a positive outlook but it quickly becomes toxic when you start defending abusers (I’m sure your parents still loved you in their own way) or trivializing people’s sadness (so you got fired – it just means you get to pursue a new opportunity!).
Sometimes the appropriate answer to a situation is to just acknowledge that things suck.
– schnit123
Corporate passive aggressive behavior.
Yes, you’re saying all the right things and everything checks out if read back on a transcript, but you and I both know you’ve simply found a way to abuse the rules for your own gain.
– InternetKidsAreMean
People who say ” This is just the way I am; If you can’t handle that, oh well”.
Like… No. You’re wrong.
I understand to an extent that if people don’t like you for being yourself, they can go f*ck themselves; BUT, if you are a person who seriously does not know how to speak to people or are just rude in general and claim “that’s just how I am”, you’re wrong.
People need to know it is not okay to be rude or obnoxious and that you should be able to know the difference of being yourself and just being a d%ck.
– Dos_Henny
It’s a pretty fascinating thread to get lost in, and there are thousands more comments to comb through if you want to check out the original page. Remember everybody, be kind. Don’t make excuses. Consider others.
What are some other examples of this sort of thing?
Tell us in the comments.
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Are you ready for some real talk? Let’s talk about the way we treat each other, and the way we disguise the bad as good and the good as bad. That’s the kind of conversation that got kicked off in a post from darkwulf1 on r/AskReddit:
What is a toxic behavior that is disguised as virtue? from AskReddit
The post quickly amassed thousands of comments – a few jokes here and there, but mostly honest feedback and frustration examining morality. Here are a few examples of some of the most interesting points.
The workaholic.
It’s fine to work hard at something you love, but not at the expense of everything else.
– kazu-sama
People saying they did stuff that directly affects us without our permission for ‘looking after your best interests’
– dhavalaa123
Persistence in relationships.
It’s always sold in Rom-coms and in relationships.
But usually your persistence is a complete lack of respect for other people’s boundaries or holding onto things that aren’t working out.
– fishnugget1
People that do good deeds so they can brag about it or use it to their own advantage.
“Look at me, I’m such a good person! I do all these nice things, not because I wanted to be a good person or anything, nope!
Just so I could tell everyone about all the good things I do! Repeatedly. Like all the time. Because I’m a good person, remember?
Hey by the way, could you do me a fav-.”
– bayleaf0098
That kind of Hustle Culture where successful people give “motivational” speeches (or more often Instagram captions) where they say stuff like “if you’re not succeeding you’re not working hard enough” or “we all have the same 24 hours.” We don’t all have the same 24 hours.
If you have kids, subtract a couple hours. If you have kids without a live in nanny subtract a bunch of hours. If you have to work a minimum wage job to make rent subtract hours. If you don’t have help to cook/clean/grocery shop/etc, subtract hours.
That’s part of why Kylie Jenner’s whole “self-made millionaire” think bugs me. Even IF she came up with her own ideas and did her portion of the work, she never had to worry about financial support to start her brand, or childcare while she was working, or who was going to cook meals for her and her kid or clean her house. Her lip fillers alone, which are a huge portion of her brand, can cost up to 2000 dollars a pop.
You’re not “self-made” if you couldn’t have done it without your parent’s money.
– tomis2003
Being the “supportive” friend/significant other who will never say no even if it’s a really bad idea.
– SoundedDoughnut
People that say they’re always 100% honest and aren’t afraid to speak their mind.
It’s definitely useful when needed, but all the time just makes the person seem insufferable and rude.
– RackingRods
Being offended on behalf of another person without knowing or wanting to know their opinion.
– Dr-Sateen
Woke companies.
They are literally just trying to sell more sh^t by piggybacking onto whatever is the cause of the day.
– Trip_The_3rd
Helicopter parenting, that sh^t scars you, makes you unable to function like a normal adult and struggle to make your own decisions when it comes to responsibility.
– bovineexcrement
Constant self-diminishing and downplaying of your abilities as “humility”.
Just accept and recognize that you’re pretty skilled / have a lot of experience in something, instead of saying that it’s easy, that anyone could do the same and the list goes on.
– Chrysophren
Over-the-top kindness often masks agenda. Charisma goes a long way toward hiding darker traits.
– everysperm_is_sacred
Aggressive self-care — sometimes people use this as a hard stop to get out of things that they do not want to do because you can’t argue with someone saying that they need self-care.
But there’s a line between doing what you need to in order to bolster emotional and mental health and being lazy/taking advantage of people who want to support self-care more.
– BoundlessResonance
The super ultra laid back mentality.
Not everything is ok. Not everything is a joke or is cool.
It’s good to have boundaries and to take things seriously.
– coldbloodedcreatures
Accepting the objective truth in the form of a compromise.
IE If one person says the sky is blue, and another says the sky is yellow, the compromise would be that the sky is green (blue and yellow mixed), which is onviously not the objective truth.
– LondonDude123
I highly recommend scrolling through some of the other top comments on the original post, it’s a really fascinating bit of human self-reflection.
What else could go on this list?
Tell us in the comments.
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People assume secrets are hidden because they’re bad – maybe a shameful event in your past, or a thought you’d never want to share with anyone.
But secrets can also be wholesome, like if you made a large donation to a non-profit, anonymously. Or if you sent a package of goodies to a friend without them knowing.
Who knows why some people decide to keep the good they do secret, but it happens. Here are 10 heart-bursting secrets that will leave you smiling.
“My best friend’s mom passed away from cancer four years ago on Easter Sunday. She was like a second mom to me. She was very religious and always dreamed of going to Jerusalem.
When she passed away, my best friend became reckless and would try to drown his feelings and cover up the darkness inside him with the bright lights of clubs and women. This went on for a couple years.
Eventually, my best friend hit beyond rock bottom to where he was living in his car with only a backpack of clothes and his mom’s ashes.
I let him stay with me and he turned his life around. He stopped going to bars. He started caring again. He started saving money. He decided he would spread his mom’s ashes in Jerusalem.
Well, he got into a car accident last month and totaled his car. Not his fault. Someone plowed through a red light. Medical bills and attorneys fees drained his savings. But it’s okay. He told me how there was a bank error and someone deposited $3,000 into his bank account.
He’s all set to be in Jerusalem around Easter and my Hawaii trip was postponed.”
“I’ve had my cat for 18 years. I’ve had my husband for three years. He always wanted a cat and never had one.
Their love is strong and true, but obviously, the cat is slightly more attached to/familiar with me.
My husband loves that cat so much and gets a little bit of a thrill out of the idea that the cat loves us equally even though I had a 15-year head start.
What my husband doesn’t know is that I sometimes intentionally annoy the cat so that he will go snuggle with my husband instead, because it is so dang cute how giddy my husband gets about it.”
“My daughter isn’t biologically mine. My ex became pregnant via an affair. One of many, I came to find. After the paternity test confirmed it, I almost left, but I had a thought.
This baby girl did not ask for this situation. She is innocent in all this and down a father since the dude split and disappeared. I knew her mother was not able to cope with motherhood, as she was only barely coping with childless adulthood some of the time.
I stepped in. I’ve always wanted to be a father and I’m all about helping children at a disadvantage because of my own crappy childhood. If I can spare any child from that, I would, so I did.
She carries my name. Looks like me oddly enough (her bio dad looks like a younger me), and is now 3 with a 1st-grade education. She speaks very well. She has a very good imagination. She is as happy as a clam and unabused.
I teach her mother how to actually be a mother, and I take my daughter for extra time, all the time.
It’s the best, most fulfilling decision I have ever made. I may not be her father, but I’m darn sure her daddy.”
“When I was 17 years old, my BFF and I decided to take the snowmobiles out for a ride in the blizzard. We thought it would be amazing to hit some fresh forming powder and drifts. The visibility was low so we stuck to the main roads.
We ended up on a desolate road with two homes and acres and acres of farmland. As we got close to the homes we noticed some lights and went over to see what was going on.
It turned out that the old couple living there had ventured out to the store to get food in case they got snowed in. They made the long drive and everything went fine (they had to have hit several drifts that were 1-4 feet tall). Things only went wrong when they slowed down to turn into the drive. They didn’t dare leave their car out because they feared a snow plow would hit it. My friend and I in full snow gear, helmets and face masks dug the car out and shoveled the driveway and made sure they got the car in the garage.
I thought that was the end of the story.
I didn’t even mention anything to my parents. Lo and behold, the next day at church this couple was there. Our church gives time for the congregation to get up and talk about their beliefs/faith-building stories. Sure enough, the old man gets up and starts telling about their trip to the store last night. He talked about getting stuck and worrying he would never get his car unstuck and that it would be destroyed by a snow plow.
He then said two angels appeared, barely spoke, unstuck his car and disappeared as quickly as they arrived. He said that he had been pleading with the Lord for some help but figured it would never arrive because no one ever travels the road. My mom looked at me and knew it was me. She didn’t say anything, I didn’t say anything.”
“My little sister was extremely sick with pneumonia in the ICU one Christmas when she was 6. This happened often around this time of year for her because of her asthma, but this time it was worse. She was so sick and tired, she lost track of the days in the hospital even though Christmas was approaching fast. People dressed as elves would come in and bring gifts and my sister would say, ‘Am I going to make it back in time for Christmas?’
She was so worried and already so upset after being poked and prodded by doctors, draining fluid from her lungs and trying to get her better. Christmas came and we decided not to tell her she missed it. We promised her. We weren’t going to ruin her Christmas!
On the 27th, while my dad worked and mom was at the hospital, I got a list from my mom and went to the store to get her gifts. I spent all night wrapping them.The next day, they released my sister from the hospital and we told her it was Christmas Eve! I even promised her she could sleep in my bed that night, under all the Christmas lights I hung up, so she could wake me up as soon as it was Christmas morning.
I can’t even tell you how happy she was to wake up the next day and she couldn’t stop saying how much of a Christmas miracle it was! She’s 13 and still remarks how amazing it was she made it back before Christmas, after being so horribly sick and stuck in ICU.”
“When I was a kid, I used to always twist the quarter machines on the way into stores just in case. Got lucky a couple of times and got a few free toys. Now that I’m grown, if I’m leaving a store with them, I like to drop change into them if I have it and leave them half twisted.”
“My Aunt was gonna be short for her rent. I paid the landlord and told him to say that she paid it earlier in the month. She was so happy about it. I made steaks for supper and paid extra on other bills so she’d be ahead of them.”
“I used to have to regularly travel abroad for work to this one specific town. I would stay near the main square so it got to be I would recognize the homeless people around my area.
It was a difficult time in my life, so I was drinking a little more than was healthy (nothing during the daytime or that would interfere with work, just at night to go to bed), so most nights I would go out to pick something up.
Some homeless people asked for money, some were straight up and asked for a can or two. I always felt bad doing the whole ‘pat my pockets and shrug’ routine to them as I exited the shop, knowing I was just blowing my money away on drinks for myself. In that moment, was I so different than these guys?
I finally got up the courage to acknowledge/talk to one of them, he asked for a can or two of drinks, and I asked what kind he wanted (high percentage, of course).In the store, I bought stuff for me, and I also bought this guy two cans, but there was a catch. In the bag were a few other things I bought him, a few sandwiches, some milk, and some sports drink.
So that was my routine. For over a year, I would be in this town once a month or so, and I would go around and get this man a few cans and also made sure he had something to eat. I learned that he had a shelter he could sleep in at night, I learned his name, I would shake his hand every time I saw him, chat for a bit, and wish him well.A few times, he had some sores on his foot so I bought bandages, antiseptic cream, stuff like that.
It’s not a big deal, but I always kept it a secret. Even when my girlfriend came with me on one of my trips, I just told her I was going to go for a walk at night to clear my head, and I went and visited this man and bought him a few drinks and some food, never told her about it. I’ve never told anyone – I think that would ruin it for me – it’s not about me or getting a slap on the back, it was just about treating this guy like a fellow man, even for a few minutes.
Maybe I was doing something wrong, maybe that’s not the right way to help someone, I don’t know. All I figured was this guy had more reason to drink than I did, his life looked rough. If he wanted to get messed up, he was going to find a way to get messed up anyway, and this way I figured at least he’d get some nutrition, and someone who would shake his hand, call him by name and chat and look him in the eye. I haven’t been back to that town for years. I don’t know if he remembers me. I think of him often. I hope he’s doing ok.”
“Back in college, I liked to do special things for my friends in my dorm for Valentine’s Day. One year, I taped chocolate boxes to their doors, and the next year I taped bags of heart-shaped cookies. My friends would find out that it was me one way or another, but it was still nice to do something nice for the people I care about. The next year, after the majority of my dorm friends, had graduated, I still wanted to do something nice for the people in my dorm.
I created about 150 little paper envelopes, to cover everyone that would be getting a special surprise. At around 2 a.m. I set out to taping these envelopes to all the doors on my floor (2 people per room) as well as all the RA’s on all the other floors. I then filled every tiny envelope with a few heart-shaped Reese’s and Snickers candies. It probably took about 2 hours to completely finish. I know a few chocolates really aren’t that big of a gift, but I wanted everybody to feel some love on Valentine’s Day.
The next day, some of the RA’s posted about it on Facebook. They were saying that we had the best residents. It made me feel really warm and fuzzy inside, but I never let any of them know that I was the one that did it.”
“Without revealing too much information, my previous job had a major perk: a lottery system in which the winners got to accompany a group to various locations in the world for a hybrid vacation/work trip. I won the lottery one year and was selected to go to Istanbul. I heard a coworker talking to her spouse on the phone about how bummed she was she did not get it (she was selected as my backup, but did not know who she was backing up).
She had hoped to visit a long-lost family member. She is a quiet, sweet, helpful person. She’s very behind the scenes and rather underappreciated.
I gave up my spot due to a ‘prior commitment.’ She got to go instead. I had a great time looking at her pictures.”
No matter the situation, giving up or granting something to people can make you feel good. Kindness is not a word, it’s an act. Keep paying it forward you wholesome secret keepers!
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Back in the early 1980s, orthodontist David Marshall, from Syracuse, NY, liked to speculate about what humans would look like 2 million years in the future. Or what “Future Man” would look like, as he referred to our descendants. Based on previous trends in our evolution, he concluded that Future Man will be hairless, big-skulled, […]
Acts of kindness can come in many shapes and forms: holding open a door, to saying good morning to a stranger, or leaving a huge tip for a waiter having a bad day. These folks have gone above and beyond in their quest to spread kindness, and let’s all just give them a hand.
It’s so nice to hear about people being nice, right?
Thank you to the kind stranger who stopped to help me change my flat tyre (and by helped, I mean he actually did it all himself
). Thanks for turning what could have been very stressful – into a lovely reminder of how one small act of kindness can have such a positive impact
pic.twitter.com/mLXaMlqfRE
— Monique Amy Newton (@XMoniqueAmyX) August 6, 2019
My family & I went to have breakfast here in SA & our waiter lost a family member in the EP shooting & is leaving on the city bus tonight back home so my family & i decided to participate in the act of kindness & tip him $200…wish there was more we could do #ElPasoStrong
— Cynthia Villegas (@cnvee_) August 11, 2019
To the woman in the long queue in front of me in Pret this morning who spotted my NHS badge & paid for my breakfast with her order so I could get the bus that was about to leave for the hospital – your random act of kindness has already made my day!
Thank you!
— Leanne Ashmead (@leanne_ashmead) March 27, 2018
A total stranger came up to me and offered new shoes he had in his car that he said didn't fit. I declined– I don't care for the condition of my gym shoes, plus his charity is better suited for someone less fortunate.
Still, his random act of kindness truly made my day.
Be kind. pic.twitter.com/6ltQcc2nKk— Laeth
♡♡ (@FierceOfValor) May 3, 2019
Just as I was leaving the office after another late night I found this in my box. It was NOT what I expected.This small act of kindness from a retired educator helped me close this tough week. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us today Ms. Bailey. #TeamSISD #JDS #SEL pic.twitter.com/3JoaU2CFlh
— Al Garcia (@Drugan_Pk8) August 10, 2019
It’s seriously the little things that count
@Alexisannnnn pic.twitter.com/2Es6tZ3jvJ
— ❅ ?????? ❅ (@palomaaa__) August 9, 2019
Was having a super bad morning then came out to my car to see this. I love my momma… idk what I’m going to do without her next year
never underestimate a small act of kindness! This little note made my day 100x better pic.twitter.com/gOowrj9FLH
— ✩ ashley brooke ✩ (@ashbrookeboyd) April 17, 2018
My new friend Jarvis, 38, had never been on an airplane before so I gave him my window seat. He was shaking with excitement the entire flight.
One random act of kindness can make someone’s day. pic.twitter.com/SnohWlbCPy
— Sanders Sullivan (@SandersSullivan) December 5, 2018
Random act of kindness when someone in the vets asks about your ex puppyfarm dogs being admitted for surgery and then later pays for Gina’s spay. I don’t know Mrs Llewellyn but she’s a bloody star. When so often We deal with the worst of humanity along comes the best. #lucyslaw pic.twitter.com/hlIobx2UXL
— Eileen Jones (@foarctwales) February 22, 2019
Someone left these notes on all the doors in my building. Amazing random act of kindness. Made my day. pic.twitter.com/gbVBYhX9nJ
— Ani-Mia (@AniMiaOfficial) February 6, 2015
Hope these made your day because they sure improved mine!
And if you ever met someone who did something kind for you that you’d like to share, put it in the comments!
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Richard Proenneke left his career as a heavy equipment operator, flew to a remote Alaskan lake, built a log cabin by hand, and lived alone for 30 years.
People are strange…
It turns out there are strange habits that many people have, and even though we don’t understand why, we’re compelled to continue the behavior.
Maybe it’s evolution, maybe it’s psychology, or maybe (most likely) it’s something we’ll never understand about the human brain – but whatever the reason, these 11 weird impulses will make you raise your eyebrows…or nod in solidarity.
When I eat food, I eat them in order of least liked to most liked so the last thing I eat can taste the best lol
— Malaysia. (@malaylayyy) January 8, 2019
Sometimes i try to see if I can complete multiple tasks before the microwave is done lmao
— Tommy Hoskinson
(@tommyhoskinson) January 8, 2019
I have literally 0 things to hide on my phone but when I'm showing someone something and they take I want to kill them
— Thwack (@Dolphn09) January 8, 2019
I can sing a whole song in my head without really knowing the lyrics but cant recite it out loud
— Jordan
(@Vcksn) January 8, 2019
When a character dives underwater during a movie, I always hold my breath for whatever reason
— sierra jennifer (@F_Sierra_) January 13, 2019
I'm scared to use a flashlight at night because I feel that it's going to land on some weird monster/humanoid creature thingy and that's how I will die pic.twitter.com/gK2oD4BwMw
— Skywalker (@truly_wild) January 7, 2019
I have to sleep with my notification volume all the way up because I’m afraid one of my friends will try to kill themselves but call me first and I’ll miss it…. lmao
— Taylor (@Taylorbias3) January 12, 2019
When I’m driving and I see the person behind me switch lanes & speed up, I do the same so they can’t go infront of me
— Kawhi Leonard (@Fredmaano) January 8, 2019
when walking anywhere with my hands in pockets, i naturally insert a key or coin between my fingers just so i know if someone tries to rush me my fist will hurt 10x more than they expected.
— JAKE (@JAKEdon12) January 13, 2019
When I see apartment buildings with the 200+ windows at night with their lights on, I can’t help but to reflect like.. damn we really whole humans out here, this is real life. Same goes when I stare in the mirror too long.
— theCursebreaker (@shesfearless__) January 12, 2019
I always count how many hours of sleep imma get each night right before going to sleep
— yussra (@thatgirlyussra) January 14, 2019
Good luck reining yourselves in out there, people!
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