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While I agree that it's morally wrong to steal, you lost me at "All theft is wrong". I think there's a deep reason why stories about moral (or at least mostly a
by falcor84 4y ago
While I agree that it's morally wrong to steal, you lost me at "All theft is wrong". I think there's a deep reason why stories about moral (or at least mostly ambiguous) thieves are so prevalent. Two major examples are Robin Hood and more recently Andor, both about stealing as a way to rebel against an overwhelmingly powerful and negative authority.
- t0suj4 4y agoPeople love retribution, especially when group of people they identify with benefit. It does not matter whether the cause for said retribution is real or not. You sleep easier when you don't know what happens to the people who won't receive the shipment a robbed grain merchant cannot pay for.