#(Okay this is also really funny immediately after atrocitiesposting about Phil)

[nomsfaultau]

“Why bother caring for me? Probably more trouble than it’s worth, especially with the drain on medical supplies, food, water, energy-”

“Hey!” their friend suddenly interjected. “You aren’t a burden.”

“I didn’t say that’s how I feel. Just, from his practical perspective.” 

The other person hummed. "I would be remiss to claim kindness can’t take effort. But everyone, to different degrees and lengths, will be a burden in their lifetime. Such is life, and so people are made to support one another so that together they can make it through. ‘From my practical perspective’ altruism makes more sense. Simply, I don’t think someone being a burden disqualifies them from being worth it."

Give me less "being kind requires zero effort" and more "being kind is worth the effort it takes."