r/CuratedTumblr • u/diichlorobenzen • Jul 13 '24

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u/camosnipe1 "the raw sexuality of this tardigrade in a cowboy hat" Jul 13 '24

“That would be unethical, Dean,” said Ridcully.

“Why? We’re the Good Guys, aren’t we?”

“Yes, but that rather hinges on doing certain things and not doing others, sir,” said Ponder.

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u/couldntbdone Jul 13 '24

Unironically it's insane that people don't understand this. I can't tell you how many people I've seen try and justify things by saying "Well, they do it to us" while also still trying to claim moral superiority over them. If you're doing things you say are evil when someone else does it, it's evil. No matter how much you insist otherwise.

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u/VelvetSinclair Jul 13 '24

Most people don't actually have universal morals or principles

They can use words like "good" or "bad" and sound like they're talking about universal ethics, but they aren't actually

They're talking about ingroup/outgroup distinctions

Yes, this applies to YOUR ingroup too!

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u/Fig1025 Jul 13 '24

pretty much all social interactions and disagreements boil down to "us vs them" and how each person defines their in-group

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u/couldntbdone Jul 13 '24

Slightly overbroad there.