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Shiva's Ritual Structure Aided Grief
- Tamler describes his father's Orthodox Jewish Shiva as a meaningful non-theistic ritual for mourning.
- He says Shiva's structured gathering provided comfort and communal remembrance after his father's death.
Moral Simplicity Fuels Villain Appeal
- Villains in fiction are often the most interesting because they provide clear moral contrasts and let us practice moral judgments.
- Paul Bloom argues this moral 'junk food' simplifies complex real-life ambiguity and is pleasurable to evaluate.
Perspective-Taking Makes Us Root For Villains
- Presenting a villain from their own viewpoint draws empathy and can make viewers root for them.
- Tamler Sommers notes repeated perspective-taking makes you take the character's side psychologically.