@bees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 11 days agoVampires are from Jerseysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1848arrow-down10
arrow-up1848arrow-down1imageVampires are from Jerseysh.itjust.works@bees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 11 days agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-square@qarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•11 days agoA “standard” implies it’s a societal norm they’re participating in, rather than a supernatural compulsion they’re restricted by.
minus-square@Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•10 days agoThat’s a good point. Perhaps they’re instead restricted by a social code of honor and limited empathy. Like they could come in against your will, but most won’t because it’s a shameful violation of vampire ethics, and they would feel bad about it.
minus-square@qarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•10 days agoI mean, sure. But that’s some supernatural ability to compartmentalize. “I’ll drain the blood from your veins in a fit of bestial hunger but I won’t just…enter your house uninvited. I’m a monster, not an animal.”
minus-square@Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•10 days agoI’ve eaten a steak before, but I won’t slaughter a cow. People are complicated and inconsistent sometimes.
A “standard” implies it’s a societal norm they’re participating in, rather than a supernatural compulsion they’re restricted by.
That’s a good point. Perhaps they’re instead restricted by a social code of honor and limited empathy. Like they could come in against your will, but most won’t because it’s a shameful violation of vampire ethics, and they would feel bad about it.
I mean, sure. But that’s some supernatural ability to compartmentalize.
“I’ll drain the blood from your veins in a fit of bestial hunger but I won’t just…enter your house uninvited. I’m a monster, not an animal.”
I’ve eaten a steak before, but I won’t slaughter a cow. People are complicated and inconsistent sometimes.
Fair enough.