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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9103077" data-attributes="member: 23751">Okay. Let's use the desert analogy.&nbsp; Desert = agency.&nbsp; Either you have a desert or you don't.&nbsp; We all have preferences for what kinds of deserts we want. Let's say you enjoy tiramisu because it has caffeine(say yes or roll the dice), but don't enjoy strawberry shortcake(traditional play).&nbsp; You will FEEL like your desert is better(has more agency) due to the caffeine it possesses, while you also FEEL like my desert isn't as good(has less agency), because it has no caffeine.The same goes in reverse for me and strawberry shortcake vs. tiramisu.&nbsp; It will feel to me like mine is better and yours is worse.&nbsp; Yet when you look at it objectively, we are both having desert(full agency).The only meaningful examination of deserts(agency) is to compare what they have in them and see what you prefer and why.&nbsp; It's meaningless to compare the subjective feelings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9103077, member: 23751"] Okay. Let's use the desert analogy. Desert = agency. Either you have a desert or you don't. We all have preferences for what kinds of deserts we want. Let's say you enjoy tiramisu because it has caffeine(say yes or roll the dice), but don't enjoy strawberry shortcake(traditional play). You will FEEL like your desert is better(has more agency) due to the caffeine it possesses, while you also FEEL like my desert isn't as good(has less agency), because it has no caffeine. The same goes in reverse for me and strawberry shortcake vs. tiramisu. It will feel to me like mine is better and yours is worse. Yet when you look at it objectively, we are both having desert(full agency). The only meaningful examination of deserts(agency) is to compare what they have in them and see what you prefer and why. It's meaningless to compare the subjective feelings. [/QUOTE]

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