But in a way, I think, they're also kind of reassuring? Because, well. It's like a shared experience of the unknown. A reminder that we all have limitations. I guess.
Most people wouldn't think that sounds reassuring. I mean, I agree with you, no question, but most people wouldn't think. Doesn't it sound counterintuitive?
Yeah, it sounds kind of nuts. That I would find limitations and unknown quantities reassuring, but... Yeah. They are, for me. None of us is perfect, none of us is infallible. In a way, it's sort of like... a reminder that it's okay to be flawed.
Well, they don't call it a 'fatal flaw' for nothing, I guess.
Aren't a lot of ghost stories sort of cautionary tales, though? I mean if the Alcatraz prisoner hadn't gotten himself locked in solitary, maybe the ghost wouldn't have murdered him?
There's nothing in the story about that what the prisoner did. Maybe in other variations, but not this one. Because his crime doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. He could have been innocent.
Doing right things or wrong things doesn't guarantee reward or retribution.
It's interesting to observe from the sidelines. A bunch of people willing to martyr themselves for some sort of "greater good", and on the other hand, a bunch of people who choose to wreak havoc for no particular reason.
Don't get me wrong. There are parts of this universe that are a gift. I've witnessed beautiful things. I've experienced things that I never dreamed I'd have an opportunity to experience.
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But in a way, I think, they're also kind of reassuring? Because, well. It's like a shared experience of the unknown. A reminder that we all have limitations. I guess.
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Of course it isn't, always. Not for the characters. But I don't really enjoy cautionary tales. I mean, I think they're disingenuous.
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Aren't a lot of ghost stories sort of cautionary tales, though? I mean if the Alcatraz prisoner hadn't gotten himself locked in solitary, maybe the ghost wouldn't have murdered him?
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Doing right things or wrong things doesn't guarantee reward or retribution.
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But it is still terrifying, what happens here.
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I heard there were zombies once?
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