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Not really. It's more than most people choose to ignore what they see in order to live a comfortable life.

Some people lack empathy. Others cannot relate and so lack sympathy. While more ascribe blame to the individual when their lives change for the worse. It is what it is.

A cold truth. Do you sympathize with Gregor?

Why would I? His change is literal and represents a failure to adapt. He allowed himself to be manipulated and controlled. I suppose always found myself annoyed by his passive acceptance of his fate.

You think he could've done better despite how repulsed everyone was of him?

I believe he could have stood to care so little about their opinions in order to believe in himself, yes.

Moving forward after his family put him the room but before the apple would've been an interesting twist.

Perhaps. But society had already broken him down long before then. We all like to believe we have agency - but the truth is the freedom of choice? Well, it's not that simple.

Where do you draw the line at something that's just an exercise in futility?

Why would I draw a line at all? Repetition - even of seemingly pointless stimuli — provides us with data. Futility isn’t the issue; it’s whether even a pointless effort can change something inside you.

It seems like it could change, even if it's subtle and slow going

Only when it can be quantified.

[Measured.]

How so?

The mind affects the body. The body affects the mind. Poor physical health affects our agency; our mental capacity to make decisions. Plus some behaviour is so ingrained - so instinctive - that it would be impossible for anybody to affect any change at all. You would never remove the problem. Only change how it is perceived.

I guess that's true. So sometimes it's just a matter of perspective?

Correct. But perspective is informed by multiple factors that vary between individuals. Your read of the story will be different from mine when it comes to the details.

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