The Problem with Nice People

It is often told to us that being nice involves accommodating those around us, but at what point does this sort of niceness become self-surrender at the cost of good mutual relations? In this short fiction story, we explore the life of a young man who struggles with the consequences of being...

13 min - Philosophy & Big Ideas - Pursuit of Wonder

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