NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 19, chapter 88-89 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 July 2013 03:28:34AM 4 points [-]

I was wondering whether a lot of exposure to superhero comics could have that effect, since very little (nothing at all?) is permanent in them.

Comment author: Axel 01 July 2013 11:48:56AM 2 points [-]

I also lacked any strong emotional reaction to Hermione's death and I have never read a superhero comic in my life. I fact, I've never had such a reaction to a fictional character's death in books, movies or games. While I do get immense enjoyment out of absorbing works of fiction, I never get 'caught up' in them to such a degree that the emotional part of my brain starts treating characters as real people.

Comment author: bramflakes 01 July 2013 10:48:31AM 1 point [-]

I've never been into superhero comics so that can't be the explanation in my case. In fact I often get annoyed when an official writer mistreats the canon they have been entrusted with, or fails to follow up on important plot points.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 23 August 2013 03:52:45PM 0 points [-]

I can get emotionally invested, but to me (it appears, upon internal reflection) it is the loss of potential and further interaction with the character that gets to me.

For instance, I really like the scenes including X, and I thought that X could have grown and done so much more, and now none of it will happen. Completely different feeling from when RL people die.