text; un: xiaoxingchen

[mingyues]

[ xiao xingchen is not someone who feels the urge to ask questions often. not of others, and even less so of strangers. for this, however, he'll make an exception, even if the words are hard to parse. ]

I have been thinking
The people that we are in this place, the people we become —
Is there a chance in this world for those who are destined to commit evil?
Or is it futile to expect that anything will change when we return to our worlds?

And if it is futile then... does anything we do here matter?

Comments

[inordertobelieve]

It's an internal value. There is really nothing you can do, no failsafes you can build, other than steeling your character and critical thinking.

I'm aware this likely isn't the answer you are looking for, but I don't believe there is a shortcut.

[mingyues]

I appreciate all the answers I have been given.

No matter what, I want
I want to be good

[inordertobelieve]

That drive is more than other people have.

[ THE BAR IS ON THE FLOOR. ]

[mingyues]

[ GIVEN HIS CANON.....rip]

I am certain that if I were to fail, someone would make sure to stop me.

[inordertobelieve]

Ideally, yes.

That, too, is a commitment that many people appear to lack however. Society is far from ideal yet.

[mingyues]

It is necessary, perhaps this place will foster this conviction in others.

[inordertobelieve]

Unfortunately it seems to foster hedonism more than anything.

[mingyues]

It
It isn't always so bad

[inordertobelieve]

[ ......... ]

Well, I'll grant that I am an outlier in how I feel about this.