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Sen, but Spooky
@dresdencodak.com

Similarly, I think sometimes people see adding any kind of humanization of an evil character as somehow adding moral ambiguity. And it's like, no, I'm writing them as tangible human beings *because* I don't want people to think that evil is just some abstract thing that comes from outer space .

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Dana Terrace
@danaterrace.bsky.social

Agreed, a misinterpretation of the concept of humanization too. It’s more like a reminder that all things we perceive as evil does, in fact, come from fellow humans (in this context at least).

Sen, but Spooky
@dresdencodak.com

Totally. I honestly think a lot of this apprehension comes from people who have a much more carceral worldview than they'd like to admit- wanting the Bad Person to Go Away isn't much of an ethical position.