@vestiphile yeah i specifically mean to gesture at the ppl who expect / justify hurting others as some sort of necessary step in their journey
@vestiphile like, if becoming truly aware of the harm ur already causing while generally trying to be a decent person aren't enough then i don't want to be spiritually superior
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