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The kindness of carriers

Last night I had a dream that I was a participant in something called the Kindness Games.

By Dan Cole | Updated on May 07, 2012

True story.

Last night I had a dream that I was a participant in something called the “Kindness Games.” A group of strangers were put in a massive warehouse full of every material good imaginable: from books to food to artisanal loofahs; it was like an Amazon.com hub. The catch was, you couldn’t take anything for yourself. You could only acquire something if someone else bought it for you (and no re-gifting). Instead of money, each participant was given a set number of “Kindness Points”: spend your points to help someone else, but if you run out of Kindness Points (or die), you lose.

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