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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3536002" data-attributes="member: 22779">The problem is, IMO, you are taking a single example of behaviour and then extrapolating from there.&nbsp; There is a danger of not seeing the forest for the trees.&nbsp; You're quite possibly right that his meanness sometimes stems from situational need.&nbsp; But, certainly not always.&nbsp; His staff usually don't need to be jarred, yet, he is consistently insulting and mean to them.Alignment usually breaks down in the specific.&nbsp; Alignment is best when it is used in pretty broad strokes.&nbsp; House rarely, if ever, acts out of altruism.&nbsp; He helps people when it suits him.&nbsp; If someone was dying of leukemia, he would have zero interest in helping and zero sympathy as well.&nbsp; He has to be coerced into doing his responsibilities (working in the clinic).&nbsp; His drug addiction leads him to perform acts that are contrary to what he wants to do.&nbsp; He's not evil.&nbsp; He doesn't hurt anyone particularly.&nbsp; But, I certainly wouldn't call him good.&nbsp; His only really strong alignment characteristic is chaos - a complete and utter disregard for authority and order.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3536002, member: 22779"] The problem is, IMO, you are taking a single example of behaviour and then extrapolating from there. There is a danger of not seeing the forest for the trees. You're quite possibly right that his meanness sometimes stems from situational need. But, certainly not always. His staff usually don't need to be jarred, yet, he is consistently insulting and mean to them. Alignment usually breaks down in the specific. Alignment is best when it is used in pretty broad strokes. House rarely, if ever, acts out of altruism. He helps people when it suits him. If someone was dying of leukemia, he would have zero interest in helping and zero sympathy as well. He has to be coerced into doing his responsibilities (working in the clinic). His drug addiction leads him to perform acts that are contrary to what he wants to do. He's not evil. He doesn't hurt anyone particularly. But, I certainly wouldn't call him good. His only really strong alignment characteristic is chaos - a complete and utter disregard for authority and order. [/QUOTE]

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