![]() How they've all passed the Turing test with flying colors and how they're indistinguishable from flesh and blood humans. Now fast forward to the discussion of Frank's feelings surrounding Silver and suddenly we're waxing on about how NPCs are real. Just because it had to be done (which arguably it didn't) doesn't make it right to do it. This is incredibly flimsy reasoning in justifying the inhumane and cruel treatment of a sentient being. Plus he did "what was necessary" to protect those he cares for. He states that Thorn isn't a "person" because he has no flesh and blood and is simply code. ![]() Jason first defends his torture of Thorn by stating that the man isn't real. It's disappointing.Ģ.) I feel that there's a gaping hole in Jason's logic that Westley is too inept to exploit (though I'm holding out hope for it to be called out later). Instead Jason has so far just walked all over Westley like an actual, too smart for you, verbose villain. Someone who would push back with effective arguments and have a mature understanding of morality and ethics in relation to video games. I was hoping we'd receive a psychiatrist/therapist/social worker who can actually challenge Jason and undercut his logic and reasoning. Westley is completely clueless to even the most rudimentary aspects of video games, making him a poor fit to analyze Jason. If the CPSC and Vermillion were going to pick an impartial third party to psychoanalyze Jason, you think they would have picked someone familiar with games, teens, or any relevant mental illnesses (like dissociative identity disorder or schizophrenia) that could flare up from being fully immersed in a VR world. Perhaps this is by design and he's simply a foil for Jason to explain his views and beliefs to the reader, but I feel like we've really missed a chance at subversion of expectations (so far anyway). ![]() That being said.ġ.) When it comes to Westley I'm initially disappointed. I'm only on chapter 8 though, so if the nature of their characters and logic changes later in the story, I'll happily stand corrected. I've just begun reading Hellion and I'm a bit let down/confused on the dynamic and discussion between Westley and Jason. Westley isn't cut out for his role and Jason's logic doesn't make sense in regards to justifying his actions and viewpoints with NPCs. Though there's one point that was brought up in a reddit post that I think needs addressed. I felt conflicted during the fight between Jason and Finn about who'd win in the end, with either one facing dire consequences. ![]() Everything from Finn's trilogy helped make this book more impactful. ![]()
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