This was Karma.
It was just cause and effect when it came to interacting with other humans.
The young man Noah was helping weaker people so that they would one day help him in return.
Funnily enough, one could refer to this mindset with two contradicting adjectives.
Naïve and manipulative.
And ironically, the adjective one would choose depended on which side the describer was on.
A naïve person would call it manipulative. After all, Noah was taking advantage of naïve people.
A manipulative person would call it naïve. After all, Noah was making himself a target for exploitation. A manipulator could just take help from Noah and never repay.
One could also judge it based on if one valued intent or actions more.
If one valued intent more, one would think Noah was exploitative. He was taking advantage of weaker people.
