<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Becoming too expensive to harm is the oldest... > Becoming too expensive to harm is the oldest protection. The serious defenses any social animal has ever had are reducing exposure, gathering allies, and standing where consequences are credible. A person becomes expensive by becoming consequential, never by becoming cruel. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation - Workbook|Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Becoming too expensive to harm is the oldest protection. The serious defenses any social animal has ever had are reducing exposure, gathering allies, and standing where consequences are credible. A person becomes expensive by becoming consequential, never by becoming cruel.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-becoming-expensive-harm-never-becoming-cruel ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->