The Crucial Difference Between Niceness and Kindness

Niceness is about maintaining the status quo. Kindness is revolutionary.

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At the beginning of the pandemic, Gal Gadot produced a video featuring an array of celebrities singing John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It was supposed to be a declaration that we’re all suffering through this crisis together. But it didn’t exactly come off that…