backdated 3/7

[livingimpaired]

My eBay account got suspended.

I have not used eBay in awhile so I guess I don't know the proper protocol for someone outbidding you for a cursed doll. Cursed with either a violent curse or a child's soul. The seller didn't specify.

It is not proper etiquette to e-mail the person you were bidding against and ask them to sell it to you rather than use it for their BuzzFeed article. Or let them be aware that you were honestly hoping it had some soul trapped in it to give it to friends in the hope that it will come to life in the middle of the night to do whatever cursed dolls do.

Who knew. I thought we were both cursed doll enthusiasts.

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[livingimpaired]

Perhaps.

It is hard to compare, and I won't deny it.

But which would you consider best?
Like, when you watched the ending of the movie, did you think that he got what he deserved?
Or that he should have been saved by those that knew what he was like?
Is he only a victim of circumstance?
Or is he truly evil?

[ossifragant]

well, if we're going to use him as our metaphor, he was a slimy guy who got taken advantage of in much the same way he took advantage of previous situations

so in that sense, he's not so much evil as he is doomed to nihilistic destruction

[livingimpaired]

But what of his decisions?
If he is doomed to nihilistic destruction, you believe it would have happened no matter what choice he settled upon?
So you absolve him of being evil and consider it a prison where he could not win?

[ossifragant]

yes, I would

to both questions

[livingimpaired]

Interesting.
Then what would you say is the nature of his "evil" actions?
If there is nothing evil in them and but the prison he is trapped in, what meaning do his actions have?

[ossifragant]

ah, but that's just it, because besides the initial action of him deciding to pirate a snuff film, much of his actions were not his own

oh, sure, nobody knew that, possibly not even himself, but at the end of the day he was a very fleshy puppet

[livingimpaired]

In the end, everything that he thought was a choice ended up being nothing more than a scripted play.
Unfortunate.

So. Do you think he should have come back to his senses rather than be killed as a monster? Do you think he should have lived after what he did, and atone?
Or that it is better to have let the play finish without change? No evil done because the evil was without choice.

[ossifragant]

even if he had come back to his senses, he still would have died because of his hubris
so, the latter

[livingimpaired]

I see.

Interesting.
I can't say I like the answers, but I found them enthralling.

[ossifragant]

that's kind of a shame

but I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation just the same

[livingimpaired]

Oh yes.
Immensely.
Thank you for it.

[ossifragant]

I'll have to think of more films to talk to you about
for instance, have you seen tetsuo: the bronze man?

[livingimpaired]

No.
But I can wiki it if you like.

[ossifragant]

you should
I think you'll find the plot interesting, given the topic of our conversation

[livingimpaired]

Something you think I could stay awake through?

[ossifragant]

it might be worth a shot, you never know

[livingimpaired]

It can't hurt to try, then.

[ossifragant]

I'm always a fan of not giving up
it's out there, you just need to reach out and take it, so to speak

1/2

[livingimpaired]

Oh, and what do you want me to be taking?

[livingimpaired]

A joke that needs no answer.
I shall try it out.

[ossifragant]

If it doesn't strike your fancy, I'm sure I could think of another film to try.

[livingimpaired]

Are you going to keep trying until I can stay awake, Darius Chase?

[ossifragant]

sure

and it won't just be ridiculous horror films, either, if that's not your thing

[livingimpaired]

Oh?
And what are you thinking of suggesting?

[ossifragant]

hmm, depends on what you've already tried watching