glumshoe:

glumshoe:

If I got to choose between being intelligent or being kind, I think I would chose intelligence, if only because I honestly don’t think I’m fucking smart enough to be correctly kind.

Intelligence is a trait that allows kindness to be executed. You can choose to be kind to a houseplant by giving it water, but if that houseplant happens to be a cactus, you’re harming it more by overwatering it out of kindness than you would be if you maliciously ignored it for another two weeks.

I get what you’re saying, but I feel like kindness is a matter of intent. If someone’s genuine attempt to help is harmful, that’s still kindness, it’s just badly executed kindness. Likewise, if an attempt at malice doesn’t hurt anything, that’s still malicice. It’s just inept malice.