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[foolmetwice]

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[HIT HIM UP WITH SOME MESSAGES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE]

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[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.

[avestan]

[...]

Right. I get what you're thinking now.

But if there's one thing I definitely don't want, it's your sympathy.

[foolmetwice]

Whatever you think I'm thinking, it isn't that. Because I never said anything about sympathy.

[resting his chin in his palm]

. . .

If you wanted them to believe it, I'd just understand where you're coming from. Why you'd want 'em to. That's all.

[avestan]

...Yeah? And why would that be?

[foolmetwice]

It'd be easier if people believed me when I said I was a huge asshole.

[avestan]

[laughs a bit]

Well, yeah. That's part of it.

[foolmetwice]

[huffs a bit]

So I get it. That's all. Especially in a shitty place like this.

[where the pain of watching your loved ones die is frequent]

[avestan]

...That's not the main reason for me, though. It's more a matter of survival.