(cw: suicide in stories) So yeah I'm pretty over heroic sacrifice in general. I've actually been trying to write it out of my own work.
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Like, it was Sense8 that won me over. Are there real world combat situations where giving your life for others makes sense? Sure.
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But we spend so much time glorifying those situations in media that I think it increases suicidal ideation for many folks.
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I think Donnie Darko, for instance, was an inherently irresponsible movie. Which isn't to say it should have been banned or not watched TBC
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But like, in LiS I choose the "fuck everyone but Chloe" ending specifically because I think that ending says better things FOR SOCIETY >
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> than a depressed teen choosing to die to save others. Because tons of depressed teens make that decision and it rarely saves anyone.
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@BootlegGirl Think abt what the "RL" version of that event would be, w/o time travel - Max didn't even RECOGNIZE Chloe
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