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> That encounter gave so much gravity to my otherwise-inconsequential acts of wanton murder, I now treat all life as sacred and opt for nonlethal solutions ever

• xeromal 4y ago
  He means he's a pacificist in video games.
  • jstarfish 4y ago
    It's more than that. It changed my outlook in reality too. The experience forced me consider the implications of taking any life-- whether it be in aggression, self-defense or even for sustenance. Others may try to kill me, but I can do better than responding in kind. As a result, I refuse to own a gun and reduced my meat consumption. I have a rat infestation but won't deploy poison or traps that will maim them (losing battle, but still working on it). Etc.
• matheusmoreira 4y ago
  The more enemies you kill in MGS3, the more disturbing a certain boss fight gets.
• jstarfish 4y ago
  Heh. Quite the opposite. No, I was alluding to my previous Rambo playstyle of gunning down enemy soldiers even when I didn't need to. But it carries into reality...a spider crosses your desk; most people would kill it. Rats? We poison them, their families and the parent consumer on the food chain. Thieves? Shoot on sight. Annoying CoD player? SWAT them. Murder as a means of problem solving is all so unnecessary. We all have a body count. Most of us go through life never having to face it.