How many of the statements on the "in this house we believe" sign do you agree with?

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The issue isn't with the (simplistic) statements themselves. It's that posting this sort of sign is pretty clear-cut performative activism, especially when it's in a neighborhood where virtually no one is going to disagree.

One that I will address, however is "kindness is everything." While I agree that it's a bad statement to take literally, since obviously many other things matter, I do think that kindness is undervalued in our society that seems to have a fetish for "assholes with a cause" (at least when we personally agree with said cause.) I think that there needs to be differentiation made between kindness and appearing nice. Doing something obviously harmful with a smile on your face or while saying something seemingly positive or motivational is not being "kind." Nor is feigning concern for someone without actually doing anything. Kindness, to me, implies actually acting in good faith to help others, without any ulterior motives. If more people acted in a way that shows care and empathy for others instead of acting within their own selfish interests, that legitimately would make society better.