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Re:Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry by dogruck on Friday October 06, 2017 @03:02PM (#15419452)
I agree. But it's also folly to have the too-common attitude of "wow, that thing I did in the past was wrong -- and I know it because today I'm 100% correct."
Re:Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry by mintplant on Friday October 06, 2017 @04:24PM (#15420126)
Okay, but if I find something I enjoyed in the past now makes me uncomfortable, I'm not going to force myself to feel comfortable with it out of some sense of pride. Similarly, I would likely be bored today by many of the TV shows I used to watch as a kid. Tastes change.
Re:Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry by CydeWeys on Friday October 06, 2017 @06:04PM (#15420810)
I rewatched the original Blade Runner earlier this week in preparation for the new movie and the love scene between Deckard and Rachael is surprisingly rapey (he overpowers her). It doesn't hold up well over time, and wouldn't be written like that today.

Totally agreed that societal mores change over time and you can retroactively realize that something wasn't OK.

Re:Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry by rbanffy on Friday October 06, 2017 @08:14PM (#15421440)
The reason he overpowers her is because she's a thing, not a person. Deckard doesn't kill replicants, he retires them.

The guilt, along with his confrontation with the other Nexuses and the (ambiguous) realization he's the one doing the dangerous work because he too is not a person, is what changes him.

Re:Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry by dogruck on Friday October 06, 2017 @06:38PM (#15420971)
One possible introspection is to ask what fundamental change happened between then and now. The difference can help amplify life's progress. Just a thought.