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# Why overly kind and moral people can rub you up the wrong way
- URL: https://werd.io/why-overly-kind-and-moral-people-can-rub-you-up/
- Published: 2021-11-27T18:27:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-27T18:27:16.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"All this means that altruistic behaviour can make us walk a metaphorical tightrope. We need to balance our generosity perfectly, so that we are seen as cooperative and good, without arousing the suspicion that we are acting solely for the status."

\[[Link](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20211122-why-overly-kind-and-moral-people-can-rub-you-up-the-wrong-way?utm%5Fsource=pocket-newtab)\]