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Allie Ward

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Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

So who is the subject and who is the object?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

On a day-to-day level, when do we look at ourselves as objects versus subjects?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Which isn't possibly positive though, right?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

So we might take better care of the planet or at-risk species or livestock or our couch if we imbued this greater sense of humanity to it, as if it were a subject and not an object.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

become evil because it's doing kind of more harm than good.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

And like, what do you think of Google having their mission statement just be don't be evil and then changing it along the way?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Yes.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Let's define finally.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Can we?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

We can try.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Well, Kenneth can.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Listen, this Spooktober 2025, I'm going to admit it goes too hard.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Usually our Spooktobers are like candy and bats.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

But in the context of a very fucked up 2025, diving into homicidal clowns and cockroaches giving live birth and the nature of all that is evil, it's like a lot.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Listen, we work on these months in advance.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

We didn't know.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

But if you're hearing this and you're not avoiding it, you're not evil in my eyes.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

And then once you have that definition, how do you even begin to apply that?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Because anything that you avoid or is dangerous, like is a wasp evil?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Is an assignment evil?