I've talked about this topic before
Today, let’s talk about it from a different perspective.

There is no indication in nature that kindness is competitive.
The lion is kind and if it doesn't eat the antelope, it will starve to death.
Monkeys are kind and will not hurt their own kind to compete for the title of monkey king, otherwise their genes cannot be passed on.

But in human society, kindness has been praised since ancient times.
Why?
Because humans are not a species that competes alone.
In fact, it can also be seen in other species that require cooperation.
For example, elephants, killer whales
In fact, when monkeys were fighting for the throne, they also stopped at the right time.
Including lions, they won't kill their opponents.
The weaker party will admit defeat if they know they have lost and preserve their strength.
The powerful party will not kill all the enemies because it also needs to preserve its own strength.

In fact, we are considering it from the perspective of survival.
If a person is a bad person, even if you take advantage of him in the short term,
In the long run, others are less willing to cooperate with you.
Your survival advantage will decrease.
You either go it alone or find new people to pit.
The costs are very high.
If you are a kind person,
At least others know that you won't cheat them, even if you have no value.
At least you won't be negative value.
The bad guys are negative value. The more powerful the bad guys are, the more negative they are.

First of all, we need to clarify the perspective.
I believe that anyone who can read my articles for a long time should be a long-termist like me.
We no longer have a momentary gain or loss
A person with a pattern
So kind people may be deceived,
But kindness doesn't mean stupidity
Can we remain kind in this messed up world?
Instead, it requires more wisdom.

How easy it is to do evil,
The hard part is staying kind all the time.
Being able to remain kind is also a skill.
At least you won't be doomed if you are cheated.

So you're saying we can't keep suffering losses?
We still need to look at the overall situation.
Don't just focus on the bad guys and those who are trying to cheat you.
There are definitely people who will try to cheat you, but as we grow, we can identify these bad guys more quickly.
But you are always sending a signal:
I am a good person, I am worth cooperating with, at least I am not a negative number, and at least you will not suffer any loss by cooperating with me.

Slowly, you will accumulate many advantages.
It will accumulate word of mouth,
You will accumulate partners who will play games with you many times.
You don't have to be like the bad guys, cheating one person and then looking for the next one.

Continue to be a good person. Good people will have more people willing to work with you.
So good people lose far less than they gain.
At least you can have a good sleep, right?

Even if you are deceived, you must be a good person