The Consequence-Free Garden

A truly good person is not aware
of his goodness,
and is therefore good.
A foolish person tries hard to be good,
and is therefore not good.

Maybe pseudonymous culture wasn't about privacy—
it was about consequence-free behavior.
Every fresh wallet address a reset button
for accountability we couldn't face.

When goodness is lost, there is kindness.
When kindness is lost, there is justice.
When justice is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.

Therefore the truly great man dwells on what is real
and not what is on the surface,
on the fruit and not the flower.