From a personal experience there's a learning curve. You start off being kind to everyone. Then people take advantage of your kindness and they get ahead, so you get angry and start being evil, then you realize that's getting you nowhere. Then you learn to be kind to most people but also know when to be evil.
know when to be evil? i am assuming you meant to say when do we have the right to defend ourselves?
I'd say kindness may be naive. It can also come from wisdom.
Or strength.
Some popular sayings I've smashed together: "Don't count your omelettes before putting all your eggs in one basket."
Bonus saying: "We'll burn that bridge when we come to it."
A malaphor!
A malaphor is a blend of two or more idioms or phrases into a single expression that ends up being nonsensical, confusing, or amusing.
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.