And, well. Band Candy. If thats a bit what you're talking about. See, that is not 'with no gain whatsoever to myself'. Yes, it is fun. yes, it harmed none, and maybe was even necessary - I mean, in the sense of self-discovery. But, the instigator gets something out of it. The sense of power, of control, of 'making things happen'. The same motivation that basically drives lots of things. This motivation is a force, and is not good or bad. Very hard to say where the line of premissble/not permissble, moral/immoral, etc lies. Should it be OK to use other people to .... /fill in the blank/? Personal amusement, saving the world, getting back at someone? Does it depend on whether you hurt someone or not? Does it depend on intent? I dunno. Generalisations are easy, but they do not fit every and each situation.
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Date: 2008-02-09 02:55 pm (UTC)See, that is not 'with no gain whatsoever to myself'. Yes, it is fun. yes, it harmed none, and maybe was even necessary - I mean, in the sense of self-discovery.
But, the instigator gets something out of it. The sense of power, of control, of 'making things happen'. The same motivation that basically drives lots of things. This motivation is a force, and is not good or bad. Very hard to say where the line of premissble/not permissble, moral/immoral, etc lies.
Should it be OK to use other people to .... /fill in the blank/? Personal amusement, saving the world, getting back at someone? Does it depend on whether you hurt someone or not? Does it depend on intent? I dunno. Generalisations are easy, but they do not fit every and each situation.