# The ex-slacker superhero and the priority of life problem.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 11, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307 "2014-08-11T15:24:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307/21 "2014-08-12T01:43:07Z")

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I tagged both:

_I let Bob know that Lynn’s in danger. Fatherly obligations outweighs philanthropic ones.  
Transmit the SOS. If Bob loses his kid to superheroing, he may say “Fuck the cape.”_

I want him to keep doing his good works. If I didn’t tell him about Lynn, (a) he might get really pissed off and kill me, and (b) he might give up superheroing entirely. It is reasonable for someone to care more about, and want to prioritize aid to, loved ones.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307/22 "2014-08-12T01:53:18Z")

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eh, nm.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307/23 "2014-08-12T02:25:35Z")

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Superhero or no, he’s the one who needs to make this decision, not you. You can’t deprive him of agency in a situation involving the safety of his daughter.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-and-the-priority-of-life-problem/695307/24 "2014-08-12T19:55:10Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> eh, nm.

Your reason for editing implies that you realized somebody else had already made a Spock reference. I’ve been waiting for a KIRK reference to go along with it. 😃

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