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kindness

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kindness
Votey panel for kindness
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Explanation

This comic explores the idea of valuing kindness as the most important human trait. A character gives a speech saying they don't care about knowing everything or being a genius or having beauty or status -- instead, they value kindness above all else. They elaborate that their heroes are kind people, and they want the kindest person alive to rule over them.

The punchline comes in the final panel, labeled "Moments later," which shows the character kneeling before a bride and groom at what appears to be a wedding, apparently having been so moved by their own speech that they now want to literally serve whoever is deemed the kindest person. The comic satirizes the idea that while kindness sounds like a noble priority in the abstract, taking the principle to its logical extreme -- wanting to be ruled by the kindest person -- leads to absurd outcomes, since kindness alone doesn't qualify someone for authority or leadership.

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