The Hardest Part

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@Jade Nekotenshi <nekotenshi0@gmail.com> on 2016-08-04 14:47:21 wrote

It does make a great deal of sense, viewed through that lens, that it does.

@Alistair Young <athanasius.skytower@arkane-systems.net> on 2016-08-04 14:50:18 wrote

Just a quick note to say this is not a/the whole response, by any means, but one of the conclusions I am coming to is a certain, um, inadequate sufficiency of emphasizing non-human values on my part.

@Specialist290 <specialist290@hughes.net> on 2016-08-04 15:48:07 wrote

Well, this certainly helps put things into perspective, at least from the point of view of abstract morals.

I’m still a bit curious as to how it works out practically in the everyday world for the “man on the street,” though – such as how someone who is on the verge of possibly losing their best friend / closest companion forever would respond (both by action and psychologically) when torn between the conflict of their obligation to respect the other’s liberty and the little voice inside them screaming “STOP THIS! DO SOMETHING!”

(That is to say, I’m curious to know not merely how it should work, but what that actually looks like when real people and everyday situations and relationships enter the mix.)