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DarklyDrawn t1_j395aoc wrote

I know plenty of people who know exactly the type of character they are, and there’s absolutely no hesitation - no temptation - in acting as they do.

To be tempted depends on a degree of guilt, and hesitation depends on how confident (or not) the person is w/regards to the ‘unattractive’ deed...

...which, if exposed, reflects poorly on their fake ‘reputation’.

There are those who feel no guilt, no remorse, and who are overwhelmingly confident that they’ll not suffer any consequences by doing whatever they want.

Temptation is simply an experience - an id vs superego conflict observed by the ego - for those who haven’t the clearest idea of how to go about getting what they want without consequence.

Then there are those who don’t care about consequences, because they know themselves...

...to be or not to be: there is no question.

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