[UA] Kevin Matchstick

[Andrew]

Thursday, June 21, 2001, 2:19:18 PM, Gareth wrote:

GH> On Thursday 21 June 2001 14:07, you wrote:
>> Thursday, June 21, 2001, 2:05:34 PM, Joe wrote:
>> >> From: ua-admin at lists.uchicago.edu [mailto:ua-admin at lists.uchicago.edu]On
>> >> Behalf Of Andrew
>> >>
>> >> He's still intentionally creating a villain.  Pretending to be a
>> >> hero is not the same as being a hero.
>>
>> JMB> It is for UA, though. If you walk the walk and talk the talk, you get
>> to be JMB> an Avatar. You don't have to be sincere, there's no 'universal'
>> force that JMB> can spot fibbing.
>>
>> There's a universal force that can tell how much of an archetype you
>> are.  Surely it can tell whether you're being a hero or just saying
>> "I'm a hero"?

GH> Nope. Doesn't care. If you walk the walk and talk the talk, it doesn't matter 
GH> if you're not thinking the think. As long as you act like a hero, and do 
GH> heroic things, then you can channel the hero. You don't have to have heroic 
GH> motives at heart.

But creating a supervillain _is_ an unheroic act.  It's an anti-heroic
act.  Not one which a hero would do.  You're not acting like a hero.

Andy D

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