Human beings are nicer than you may think. This is hard to imagine on tough days of course and especially in big cities: that person taking up too much room on the train, that parent letting a gaggle of children scream at top volume when you just can’t deal, that jerk stealing your cab. But what about all the other times we’ve secretly, quietly agreed to support each other, even lift each other up, and co-woven the fabric of mutual This story is from Kinfolk Issue Sixteen Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 43 Signal Boost How status anxiety drives culture. Arts & Culture Issue 41 Mixed Emoji Is a picture worth a thousand words? Arts & Culture Issue 38 Social Work Hettie O’Brien considers the cost of never logging off. Arts & Culture Issue 38 Memes of Communication A conversation about digital folklore. Arts & Culture Issue 36 Designated Drudgery How to take a load off. Arts & Culture Issue 31 The Newer You On starting over—and over—again.
