The world's become a little too mean.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Society has grown increasingly harsh and unkind.
- In plain terms
- People are being nastier to each other.
- What can you take from it?
- Notice and resist increasing hostility in daily life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see meanness most?
- How do you respond to it?
Another view
Not all regions or groups have become meaner.
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