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[He's been thinking over this for days. Is it his duty or not? It's not like he really needs the opinions of other people... but maybe another perspective might not hurt. Not like any of them here are normal, but some... are closer than he was.]

I've got a question. If you don't care, feel free to skip this over - there's no obligation to answer.

Say you're someone powerful, whatever that means to you. You might have money, you might have skills, or you might have whatever else that gives you an advantage over other people.

Now say there's a threat, something that risks destroying you and the people you have an advantage over. If you do nothing, you might be safe but other people would die. But if you give everything, they might be safe but you would die.

How much are you obligated to give? Be selfish and survive? Or sacrifice yourself for people who might not be thankful? And why?

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It doesn't change. You are never obligated. Even if it was someone who meant more to you than anything in the world, you getting killed to save them isn't something that needs to happen.

But if it's a possibility? Is it still acceptable to put yourself in danger for their sake?

I highly doubt the question is whether or not it's acceptable. It's only going to matter to you in that moment in time, since you're the one risking your own life to save someone else's. If the person you save cares for you, they might say it was unacceptable, yes. But no matter how they feel, it's going to be beneficial for them because you are dead and they are not.

And since you are dead, it won't matter to you then anyway.