Jarod Kintz: Currency of Kindness ATM
on Sunday, February 21, 2016Jarod Kintz Money Quotation saying there are no Automated Teller Machines that dispense kindness because it is not accepted at gentlemen’s clubs. Jarod Kintz said:
“My currency is kindness, and while there are no ATMs that dispense it, it’s also not accepted or recognized at strip clubs” — Jarod Kintz
Taking the Jarod Kintz quote humorously by focusing on the mental image of someone attempting to use “kindness” as a literal currency, going to a strip club and trying to “pay” nude dancers with compliments, smiles or acts of service rather than dollars.
The quote plays with the notion of kindness as an unconventional alternative to money in a world where money is deeply ingrained as the standard medium of exchange.
By using kindness in certain contexts like strip clubs, the quote invites humor at flipping our expectations of what constitutes “currency”.