The Importance of Kindness

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Animated adaptation of a commencement speech given by George Saunders at Syracuse University, May 2013.

Produced By: Above Average

Adapted By: Tim Bierbaum

Video Created by Serious Lunch:
Tim Bierbaum
Billy Keenly
John Milhiser
Anthony Miale
Robert Officer

Narration by George Saunders

Illustrated by Tim Bierbaum

Above Average Producer: Celeste Ballard

Music by Michael Camenti provided by The Music Bed

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1. Beautiful video - I love it!

Thank you for sharing it here progressoid. Simple kindness goes a long way toward making us happier and better suited to face every day. As Saunders says, sometimes it can and should be more assertive. A few years ago I posted something simple on facebook: Kindness is underrated. Most people clicked like or responded positively. One dude tried to get into a philosophical argument about it, arguing that it's not. It pissed me off, so I put him on ignore. That was fun and I don't regret it. He's a jerk.