[banannaise]

One of the endlessly frustrating things about modern capitalism is knowing that if I don't monetize my kindness, there are usually two people profiting: one who monetizes my kindness instead, and one who learns to simulate it.

Both of those people are almost certainly assholes.

It's not psychologically healthy to change my behavior as a result, or to dwell on the above, but the fact that my psychologically healthy behaviors are trivially exploited for someone else's monetary gain seems like a major flaw in the system.

[Bakary]

It's not a major flaw in the system, it is a primary function and characteristic of the system and its inherent logic

[sweetheart]

Strong agree.