To say 'I love you' one must first know how to say the 'I'.
The best way to find the truth is to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
Listen here. Human kindness can't be bought for pennies or silver. Kindness is kindness. Pennies and silver are pennies and silver. Can't mix the wheat with the chaff.
Game design requires knowing what to keep and what to discard; not all good ideas fit together.