stackyFACTSSeeing a stranger help an old lady cross the street triggers a distinct, measurable emotional state called 'elevation.' It literally produces a physical sensation of warmth and expansion in the chest cavity, temporarily making you feel like humanity isn't completely doomed after all.
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