Cito di Pense wrote:You do realize that organised crime syndicates exist in a state of war with rival clans, and engage in vendettas with little risk of retribution from a larger population situated at some position of moral superiority. These rogue clans endure particularly high levels of suffering in order to pursue other goals. Who's to say what they consider "necessary"?
In other words, take this "enlightenment" thing and bend a spoon with it, or something, or explain how it is that people join crime syndicates. Otherwise, it's nonsense. In their own sweet way, crime lords are epicureans, too.
That's not what I'm saying.
I finished typing three and a half paragraphs before I realized it will take quite a while to furnish an unambiguous explanation over the internet.