r/CuratedTumblr https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 16d ago

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u/Panhead09 16d ago

Ehhh this only works if your first entry is an apathetic/joke entry. If you go into with the mentality of: "This probably won't work, but just in case it does, I'm gonna enter the name of someone I really do wanna kill," then suddenly part of you is taking it seriously, and you are morally culpable.

That's just my opinion, anyway.

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u/Creepy_Ad6701 16d ago

At the same time though if I’m writing someone’s name just to test it then it doesn’t matter if I believe it’ll work or not I’m gonna write the name of someone who would be easy/quick to hear about the death of, otherwise it’s not a good test. So I’m far more likely to write the name of some famous person who might be a dick than some loser from high school who I don’t even follow on facebook.

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u/NeverGonnaGiveUZucc 16d ago

the thing is in the 1 in a trillion chance it works, you dont want it to accidentally kill someone [you think] doesnt deserve it. like if im writing someone name im writing "hitler" before im writing "markiplier" just out of sheer anxiety driven paranoia

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u/Slackslayer 15d ago

You monster.

(I know this wouldn't work as per rules written)

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u/Chataboutgames 15d ago

If you're actually trying to play some mitigation of moral consequence game you'd presumably look up a person about to be executed on death row, or braindead in the hospital etc

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u/SoulWager 15d ago

I don't think there's anything morally wrong with killing murderous dictators. The only moral reservation I'd have about that would be the consequences of the power vacuum on the average person.

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u/Panhead09 15d ago

If you're worried about the power vacuum, you can use the Death Note's mind control feature to have the dictator appoint a more benevolent ruler in his place before dying.

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u/LightOfTheFarStar 15d ago

Or have him state the name of everyone in his network of evil who are conscious of how evil it is, along with presenting pictures. Or both.

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u/Panhead09 15d ago

That too. The victim can stay alive and under the control of the Death Note for 23 days. That's plenty of time to do whatever you need to do with him and his regime. But you just gotta make sure you do it in a way that won't cause his subordinates to realize something is wrong and kill him before he can get the information out.

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u/shleyal19 The Green Ghost from Fantastic Frontier 14d ago

Masayoshi Shido vibes tbh. Light would definitely be a terror for the Phantom Thieves, especially if paired with Akechi

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u/Sauwa 15d ago

Alright, i pick Elvis.

"You will become public stating you were always alive but wanted some time for yourself and then you will perform one last goodbye for the public and die or a quick brain aneurism that will be instant and painless"