Blog Post
Doing What is Best for Others
Feb 8th, 2021
Look up the definition of Morality on Google and you get:
“principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.”
Dramatica’s definition of Morality is:
“doing or being based on what is best for others.”
Not quite the same thing.
In Subtext, we fix this by replacing Morality with Altruism.
Altruism in Subtext
The reason for this change becomes readily apparent when you look at a film like The Matrix:
The Premise of The Matrix
While "looking out for the greater good" could conceivably be read into the term "Morality," replacing it with Altruism cuts right to the point and avoids any confusion over possible moral dilemmas. Key Elements should not be something that needs to be interpreted by the writer. If they can be made clearer, we should make them clearer.
Key Elements of THe Matrix
If you have a story in Subtext that somehow features Morality, we automatically made the switch for you overnight.
All in the name of doing what is best for others. 😊