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> What's the bar for a bad person if you haven't passed it at "it was simply easier to do the bad thing?" When the good thing is easier to do and they still kn
by perching_aix 9mo ago
> What's the bar for a bad person if you haven't passed it at "it was simply easier to do the bad thing?"
When the good thing is easier to do and they still knowingly pick the bad one for the love of the game?
- dullcrisp 9mo agoIt feels good to be bad.
- perching_aix 9mo agoNot sure if this in jest referring to the inherently sanctimonious nature of the framing, but this is actually exactly what I was gesturing towards. If it didn't feel good, then it would be either an unintentional action (random or coerced), or an irrational one (go against their perceived self-interest). The whole "bad vs good person" framing is probably not a very robust framework, never thought about it much, so if that's your position you might well be right. But it's not a consideration that escaped me, I reasoned under the same lens the person above did on intention.
- jojomodding 9mo agoTo me, it usually does not
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