I think the desire to not have to be accountable for ones choices and their effect on the world is also childlike, personally.

One of the powers we have in this capitalist world is to decide where our money goes. If there's a decent chance it'll end up perpetuating something I find massively objectionable, it's my choice not to fund that.

Beyond that it's not just about reducing everything to good or bad, it's also about understanding the context of the works you're consuming. Sometimes the author's life, prejudices and mores seep into the work, and put a new spin on the characters and scenarios.

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teddyh an hour ago | parent [-]

> One of the powers we have in this capitalist world is to decide where our money goes. If there's a decent chance it'll end up perpetuating something I find massively objectionable, it's my choice not to fund that.

“I believe that almost everyone fails to completely understand how badly they need the people they can’t stand.”

— Jason K. Pargin: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3GzrYI8Tj4>

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Nursie an hour ago | parent [-]

“It's not easy being green.”

- Kermit The Frog: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZ-IxZ46ng>

Eh, I'm not watching a video to see a quote from someone I've never heard of and have no particular reason to value.

And whatever he might have to say, I'm not reliant on the work of a specific author, which is the context here.

Nor do I buy into "you can't survive without relying on/funding some people you disagree with therefore you shouldn't seek to act consistently with your own ethics in any regard" as a philosophy.

	▲	teddyh an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> Eh, I'm not watching a video to see a quote from someone I've never heard of and have no particular reason to value. Your loss. > Nor do I buy into "you can't survive without relying on/funding some people you disagree with therefore you shouldn't seek to act consistently with your own ethics in any regard" as a philosophy. But what exactly is your ethics here? Is it that nobody should rely on people who have done something bad? If it is, then how should these condemned people live? And if not, would you then happily allow other people to rely on them, without decrying those people, as well?