bees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoVampires are from Jerseysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1807arrow-down113
arrow-up1794arrow-down1imageVampires are from Jerseysh.itjust.worksbees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 hours agoA “standard” implies it’s a societal norm they’re participating in, rather than a supernatural compulsion they’re restricted by.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours 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-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 hours 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-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·19 hours 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.