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    Farewell to Niceness

    May 02, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS: CAMERON ELLIOT
    ILLUSTRATION: CARLA MCRAE

    I have a long history of unhealthy niceness. Working 60-hour weeks to get the approval of my boss; laughing at jokes that are inappropriate or hurtful; allowing violent behaviour to happen to me, other humans or the more-than-human world; remaining quiet when something inappropriate or untrue is said about me or someone else. Again and again I’ve compromised truth and integrity, and consequently the wellbeing of myself

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