I'm just saying that when empathy is warning you against an action, it's a sign that what you're trying to accomplish is probably wrong (morally).
We agree on that completely. My point was that this is a kneejerk reaction and does not mean your action is the wrong choice for your or your goals. Morality is usually what is best for everyone but yourself. I regard pushing it aside when you need to as a strength. You see it as a weakness, given what you've said before. That is the crux of our argument as I understand it. You place a much higher value on morality in a person than I.
Obviously it's not a given. Actually, I usually find it more boring the more a protagonist corresponds to my beliefs.
It was probably arrogant of me to assume you read for the same reasons I do. And I admit I also enjoy reading from a different POV than my own when it is well done and broadens my mind. Frankly, it's very rare that I find a protagonist that matches with my beliefs to a significant degree and I've only found it about three times in all the fanfiction I've read. Perhaps this rarity explains the difference in our reading motivations and I might eventually covert to the same motivation you have.
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Date: 2012-09-11 04:30 am (UTC)We agree on that completely. My point was that this is a kneejerk reaction and does not mean your action is the wrong choice for your or your goals. Morality is usually what is best for everyone but yourself. I regard pushing it aside when you need to as a strength. You see it as a weakness, given what you've said before. That is the crux of our argument as I understand it. You place a much higher value on morality in a person than I.
Obviously it's not a given. Actually, I usually find it more boring the more a protagonist corresponds to my beliefs.
It was probably arrogant of me to assume you read for the same reasons I do. And I admit I also enjoy reading from a different POV than my own when it is well done and broadens my mind. Frankly, it's very rare that I find a protagonist that matches with my beliefs to a significant degree and I've only found it about three times in all the fanfiction I've read. Perhaps this rarity explains the difference in our reading motivations and I might eventually covert to the same motivation you have.