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I kind of resent the assertion that good writing means all villains are "nuanced" and "relatable" because no one in real life is pure evil and you need to be able to see yourself in the villain. @se4realhinton/1329295617332535297
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In real life people really are just evil. And no not "everyone" can become this kind of evil. Sending people to die and betting on their odds isn't relatable or normal. It's something only people like capitalists are capable of
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The insistence that all villains are relatable and nuanced is what whitewashes history. How many times have you heard "Yeah Washington owned slaves but everyone did back then. If you were there you would have whipped slaves too". Like, no, not everyone did. They were evil