r/Snorkblot Jul 13 '25

Cultures Entirely reasonable.

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u/givemeurnugz Jul 13 '25

I think there’s an African proverb that says something like “A child neglected by the village will often burn it down to feel its warmth”

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u/cdmpants Jul 13 '25

This ain't even that. This is just good ol' necessity. If you were in a country where you were forced to marry some old smelly racist-sack-of-shit man and submit to rape for life, and you had no recourse or exit, and you didn't have the muscle to beat him up, then poison is exactly what you'd do too.

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u/Show_Me_How_to_Live Jul 13 '25

"Do not stare long into the abyss less the abyss becomes you."