> Meaning: the things you do that are most cringeworthy are the flipside of you being high-agency, and taking decisive action in a way that produces something bad?

`decode successful`

> How can kindness diminish?

Kindness requires sacrifice and it isn't always paid back. The author calling great kindness and great cruelty impulsive made me wonder why they're impulsive. I assume it's because both are risky.

> koan

New word. Like it.

k00b

mostly_harmless

The Riddle of Luigi Mangione

elvismercury

> I forgot, if I ever knew, that the cringe potential I carry around is the result of agency pursuits.

Meaning: the things you do that are most cringeworthy are the flipside of you being high-agency, and taking decisive action in a way that produces something bad?

> The risk of diminishing myself is a big part of what I enjoy about being kind.

Man, you have become more koan-like in my absence.  What does this mean?  How can kindness diminish?  Normally I make an attempt at guessing but you got me here.

> Santa delivered this year. :)

For both of us, brother.  Nice to 'see' you again :)