Sublime

Monsieur Mayor, I do not wish you to treat me with kindness. Your kindness, when it was for others, enraged me quite enough; I do not wish it for myself.

It occurred to Nishad that the effective altruist’s relationship to money was more than a little bizarre. Basically all of Alameda Research’s employees and investors were committed to giving all their money away to roughly the same charitable causes. You might surmise that they wouldn’t much care who wound up with the money, as it all would go to

mercenary,

"This is no savage country, my friend. But no men? Boys, it behooves us to go forward most politely."

benevolent

Had the girl had a clue how vicious her landlord was? Could that degree of menace be concealed? Nina was sure it would betray itself if you paid attention, a trace of cruelty in a smile, a coldheartedness that would give you chills if you stood too close.

Though Nice Guys desire to be liked and loved, their behaviors actually make it difficult for people to get very close to them.