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Pretty much the title. I've been watching more realistic super hero shows like The Boys and Invincible. The reoccurring themes is that with great power comes great immorality.
I think it's easy for us normies to respect other people and their property because there are clear consequences for violating social norms. But what would the average person do if they had super powers?
The counterargument for this line of thinking is that it's just theoretical. You don't have actual experience with the scenario, so you can't truly know how you'd behave.
We all like to think we're paragons of virtue. But when the chips are down, most people behave in ways they never expected to.
In the words of an eminent poet, "Everybody got a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Sure, I don't know how I'd react. I know for sure I'd do dodgy, illegal things. I also know that legal and moral are not synonyms. And I also know that the only person I have no choice but to live with is myself, and I have no intention of doing anything that makes me hate myself. Stopping time doesn't change that.
If I can't truly know how I'd behave, then this discussion is pointless.
I claim that you don't know how you'd truly behave, and that people are generally decent and wouldn't harm others if there were no consequences