just read a baffling take that lxc is actually selfish “most of the time” but hides it with the guise of righteousness and that he’s willing to do almost anything so long as people don’t get mad at him & he doesn’t care who gets hurt along the way
and like. i kinda understand?
BUT.
what a bad faith reading of all of his motives???
if what lxc does is selfishness then truly, every damn character is also (and arguably more??) selfish — which is a philosophical argument one could make, i suppose, but it’s not one *I* would make bc it’s (IMO) bullshit. lxc acted in the way that he believed was for the best for the people he cared about, and while i’m down to debate whether or not his judgment was sound in every instance (it wasn’t) (clearly), i am not down for this SLANDER about him being some spineless selfish uncaring doormat.
and look: i’m not saying that lxc NEVER made selfish decisions. he absolutely did. and yes, i do think that he made some decisions at least partly if not purely to not upset people. but did he do that bc he, personally, hates it when people are mad at him? i guess you could argue that.
but you’d be wrong ♀️
(… no, i’m kidding. of course, everyone is allowed to have their own headcanons, and if this is yours, that’s cool)
OKAY ALSO another reason why this take is bad: lxc does things that would piss people off? and actively make them mad at him in the moment?
e.g. helping lwj storm over to jgy’s private chambers and more-or-less demand that jgy show him his private (and secret!!!) treasure room
e.g. telling wwx that he was the biggest mistake of lwj’s life
… and other instances that i’m sure exist but i can’t remember off the top of my head because it’s been like a year or almost two since i was last super into the story. anyways, point is, there’s evidence that lxc is not primarily driven by a desire to not make others angry that i feel like folks forget because lxc is so good at being diplomatic and careful
ALSO ALSO
lxc grew up being trained to take over as sect leader, plus he had the specter of his massive screw-up of a father haunting him his whole life, AND the vibe of the cloud recesses is very clearly about order, tranquility, discipline, self-control, etc. so OF COURSE he’s going to strive to keep the peace? and he does so while juggling a dozen other responsibilities?? so please don’t reduce all of his efforts & compassion & diplomacy to mere “””selfishness”””
sonic adventure 2 battle and its dlc is on sale on steam for 3$ cad total, my brain has been hardwired to this game since i was a bappy and i would recommend if anyone’s looking for a cool game
The first stage of hero story has a very funny graphical glitch that makes it look like youre wearing a train as a hat BUT its got plenty of fixes on google and its only that level
It’s 530am I can’t sleep and I wanna run out into the snow rn it’s so pretty and fluffy and after growing up in the desert and rarely seeing snow up until now it still feels magical
Update: My eyes are wet and I’m grateful for this view and quiet bird chirps as the sun comes up and the past two months have felt so tiring and unstable. I haven’t felt confident in where I’m at in life but it is making the happy moments feel overwhelmingly good, which is a silver lining in the mess of it all.
I don’t think I’ve ever gone through a rough patch with a mindset truly like this and owe it to stoic philosophy
