# Why Are We Kind to Strangers With Nothing to Gain by Paul Bloom > “Why are we so often kind to strangers when nobody is watching and we have nothing to gain?” > **— Paul Bloom**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and locator:** [The Last Question — Paul Bloom](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27482) — single question in the 2018 Annual Question response. - **Exact original excerpt:** “Why are we so often kind to strangers when nobody is watching and we have nothing to gain?” - **Context and editing:** This is Paul Bloom's question, not an asserted answer. - **Local Edge archive:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]], response EDGE2018-240. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Why are we so often kind to strangers when nobody is watching and we have nothing to gain?” — Paul Bloom, 2018 Edge Annual Question, question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-paul-bloom-kind-strangers-nothing-gain ```