Jemini
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Well, if you insist. But first, gotta catch you up on the background stuff.
Once again, if we look at a general world-scale, it is easy to see where the nihilistic perspective on kindness comes from. Thing is, kindness has it's place. It is something you need to show to others within your own community. In other words, the people you interact with frequently and depend on for your support network.
Meanwhile, if you are encountering someone from an out-group, they are not someone who will be around to remember your kindness, and they are also not someone who would feel the consequences for being an ass-hole. So, they are far more likely to be an ass-hole to you because they can get away with it and reap the immediate benefits. These are the kinds of people you need to show strength to instead of kindness. And, if you are an unkind person, they are also the kind of people you can get away with being an ass-hole toward yourself if you make the same calculation. But, doing so will harm you in the eyes of the people within your own community, so it's not recommended.
Ultimately, it's actually the breaking down of these interpersonal support networks that is leading to an increase in unkindness in the world. If the government starts giving people everything, people have less reason to be kind. But, this will not ultimately lead to a good outcome.
(I've strayed about as far as I can into this subject without risking a violation of the no politics rule.)