[network] Night 378 | @Ecks | I am two and what is this | video [open]

[ecks]

[Many people here will recognize the inside of the sports shed on the campus of the elementary school. Newer people may not have seen Ecks's face before; she's a patchwork woman with a perpetually blank expression, and when she speaks (turning the tablet around as she does so, so that she's only visible for a moment at the start of the video) her voice is flat and inexpressive.

The new subject for viewing is a conical hat with the word 'DUNCE' written on it in big, red letters, which she has set on the floor of the building.]

What is this? What is a dunce? This hat is not comfortable or warm. What is its purpose?

Comments

[ecks]

that is frustrating
i do not like it

[warriorscribe]

It is frustrating, but it is right. There is no alternative, not without crossing very far-flung moral boundaries.

[ecks]

like reomving a person's free will?

[warriorscribe]

Precisely. A person's thoughts and beliefs, whether true or not, should always be their own, above all else. Far be it from us or anyone to change that.

[ecks]

that is frustrating because some people are stupid and cruel but also I think you are right anyway

[warriorscribe]

I know. It may be tempting to resort to cruelty in kind. But you seem to know already that's the worse option.

[ecks]

I have tried it
the results are not good
it is wrong and also it does not work

[warriorscribe]

That's right. People who don't realize they're being cruel won't suddenly see it if they're hurt, and people who don't care can't be made to by force.

I'm sorry you had to learn that by experience, regret can be a painful thing to live with, even if it's important.

[ecks]

do you have regrets?
how do you stop feeling sad and also be someone people can trust?

[warriorscribe]

Of course, always. You may never completely stop feeling sad, but sadness tends to fade with time. Whether you do or don't stop feeling it, all you need to be someone trustworthy is to simply do your best to be good. Apologize for your mistakes, make amends where necessary, and never stop trying. It might even become a reflex to choose kindness, without any effort at all.

And even then, there may be people who won't trust you for any number of reasons, justified or not. Part of trust will always lie with the other person, and they may not want to give it. But that's their choice, and not your failing.

[ecks]

I can try to do those things
I think it will not always work but I can try to do those things
I always have to try and I always have to choose
everything
I can do this as well