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authorKaiden Fey <kookie@spacekookie.de>2020-09-16 13:51:33 +0200
committerKatharina Fey <kookie@spacekookie.de>2020-09-16 13:51:33 +0200
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@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ throughout, that are rooted in a very flawed understanding of
philosophy and morality.
The moral compass of the show is a character called Chidi, a professor
-of moral philosophy who died and was sent to the "bad place".
+of moral philosophy who died and was sent to the "bad place". He was
+deemed a bad person because of his indecisiveness. It is shown that
+he tried to be a good person, but got too caught up in the details of
+what that means, that he caused great pain to the people around him
+(and which got him killed).
Throughout the show he quotes Kant a lot, with some other racist white
men from history sprinkled in there. His understanding of philosophy
@@ -96,4 +100,5 @@ entirely un-examined. Why is there an afterlife, and why do we need
one, these are questions the show never asks, or attepmts to answer.
Any critism against the system is phrased in a coy way, that will lead
-to reform of it, not abolishment.
+to reform of it, not abolishment, i.e. changing what the "good place"
+and "bad place" means, not their core existence.