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[ Lahabrea hasn't made his presence known much since his arrival here. Nevertheless, he has a question he wishes to ask that may spark a lively debate. He has no need for anonymity on his part, so this mysterious "orator" can be addressed accordingly. After much thought, he decides to type the following: ]

What makes you worthy of existence?

[That's just one of many questions to come.]

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Is this how I was supposed to find out you've returned!!!

what

( Why is the network suddenly a philosophy class. )

Because I exist. What kind of question is that?

( He really doesn't think it's over-complicated. )

Nothing makes anyone worthy of existence. They just exist anyway.

What a fascinating question! Though I don't particularly believe that anything makes one's existence worthy; rather that existence is a consequence of happenstance. Several factors led to one's existence and as such, it's up to them to make the most of their time.

Though I imagine you must have some truly interesting thoughts on the subject to propose such a question!

Ah, so you have returned.

[Are they really getting into this right now.]

Are you speaking in general or specific terms?

[Because he has different answers for each even if he's also preemptively exhausted by the subject.]

I was born into the world, same as everyone else. That's enough. Everyone has the right to exist.

[While Frieda is glad to see Lahabrea mingling on the network rather than isolating himself among his books - and, going by some of the other threads, he has housemates who've been missing him! -, his question is enough to immediately cast her into doubt about her own right to exist again, all the more when she reads more deeply into his debates with others. "Does this generosity also extend to those who may have committed egregious crimes in the past?" Well. She knows the answer to that.]

In worlds where beings are not created with a purpose, their worth is surely determined by whether they make their world better or worse. Those who make it worse should perish.

[He knows her stance already, of course, but she wants to let him know that she's reading his post!]

This question seems to come up on a concerningly regular basis here.

...Is this a trick question?

I am worthy of existence because I am the Ultimate Lifeform. I was created to be the Ultimate Lifeform. I was the success after the failures before me.

Well, I'm not really sure what makes me worthy? What makes anyone worthy is a better question. Is there criteria for that?? [ He hopes not?! ]

But back home I now have a duty to the entire planet so I guess that's what keeps me going?

But do people need a reason to be allowed to exist? [ HELLO? That is wild to even type out but here he is. ]

I'm kind of an important cog in the machine of existence and it would be a little hard to replace me.

That being said, 'worth' is kind of like. A useless metric by which to measure existences, since it is completely a subjective measurement to make. Consider the mosquito- for most it is a pest, spreading disease and contributing only annoyance while being a less popular pollinator than insects like bees, but if one were to erase them from existence, it would cause great upset in the entirety of their ecosystem and possibly beyond.

A single individual may be less impactful to the larger picture to remove, but even if many find no worth in that individual, it is likely that they are worth something to something, even if that something is simply parasites or single-celled organisms that rely on their host for survival.

Or something like that, I guess.

[He loves talking philosophy but he isn't going to ACT like he does. Ignore how much he said upfront. He did that for laughs.]

you a few glasses in or you askin cuz this is normally how you break the ice

( Hard to say if the missing punctuation (namely, the missing question mark at the end) is because he doesn't "get" tech just yet or because he's a lazy typist. (It's both.) )

why do you ask if you plan to say i do not deserve to exist then i frankly do not care what you or anyone else in this place thinks i deserve i will take my life and existence and do with it exactly as i please

[Caster? Selfishly pursuing her own goals and happiness? Say it isn't so.]

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In this world or back home? The short answer is I don't but I don't think we really get a say in it either way.

[She's still not sure why her of all people got summoned to help save the worlds to begin with.]

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