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[foolmetwice]

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[HIT HIM UP WITH SOME MESSAGES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE]

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[foolmetwice]

[SNORTS]

That's not what I meant, since I think you're kind of bad at being ~all the world's evil~.

He was actually brave enough to fight me.

[avestan]

Nothing about being evil implies being brave or strong.

[foolmetwice]

I was contesting the premise that you are evil, you know.

[avestan]

...Yeah?

[foolmetwice]

Yeah.

You're just a guy with a lot of feelings. You hate a lot of people, but you also care about some of them, too. You're violent and want to stab people because you hate them, but-- [shrugs]

I dunno. Not dealing with feelings well doesn't make you evil.

It just makes you a li'l fucked up. And who here isn't?

[avestan]

Y'know, back where I come from, I came really close to destroying the world a couple of times. And if I had the opportunity, I'd go for it again. I'd kill everyone, including the people I care about.

[foolmetwice]

Like I said: real fucked up.

[ain't gonna sugarcoat that]

But I think truly "evil" people don't care at all. And that's obviously not your case.

[avestan]

So by your definition, no one who cares about someone is evil? No matter what they do?

[foolmetwice]

[shrugs]

I think "evil" is kind of a dumb word, anyway. So is "good," for the record. People are a lot more complex than "good" and "evil," so.

Maybe that just means nobody is really "evil."

[avestan]

Hm.

If people can't be evil, do you think actions can? If an action is truly unforgivable, would you describe that as evil?

[foolmetwice]

[his expression wrinkles, because he doesn't like complex philosophical conversations. that said—]

Yeah, I guess so. But isn't that something for the victim to decide?

[avestan]

[maybe if you don't want a philosophical conversation don't make claims about someone else's fundamental nature mars!]

Of course the victim has more right to judge than anyone else, but you can't say others can't make judgements as well. That's what every legal system in the world is based on.

[foolmetwice]

[shut up doodle!!]

Yeah.

But consider: every legal system in the world is bullshit.

[avestan]

Ooh, now there's a claim! I mean, I agree but that's because I think humans are bullshit in general.

If legal systems are bullshit, how would you handle the issue of crime? Do you think people should just be free to do anything they want?

[foolmetwice]

[uuuugh]

Ask me again when I start giving a shit about society as a whole and not just the people I care about.

[avestan]

[lol]

Then maybe you shouldn't be making statements about society as a whole.

[foolmetwice]

I'm allowed to be critical of a flawed system even if I'm not sure how I'd do it better, you know.

[avestan]

Are you actually critical of the system for how it affects society? Or do you just dislike it for causing problems for the people you care about?

[foolmetwice]

[. . .]

Does it matter?

[avestan]

[shrug]

Not really.

[foolmetwice]

[. . .]

Anyway, the point is-- I still don't think you're evil.

But-- I dunno. Maybe my perspective is skewed? But when it comes to the "truth," what matters most is how people perceive things, right?

[avestan]

...

Hah, that's true. Maybe I wouldn't be in such a bad spot here if people believed me.

[foolmetwice]

Maybe.

[. . .]

Do you want them to believe you?

[avestan]

If they did, things would be a lot more convenient for me.

[foolmetwice]

That's not the same as "wanting" them to, you know.