"Sure, why not turn off the computer? Why not dream better? I answered the question because it was interesting. This is a moral dilemma yes but it's also a fiction. It's not real. My preferences and choices are my own. If you're asking me to apologize for that, I have to deny.
You see my interpretation as damnation but what you don't realize is I've gone through this madness already. I've paralyzed myself for years from writing because I thought fictional characters were "too real" and it wasn't right for me to somehow write about things that couldn't plausibly happen to them. But what is plausible? I am the author and interpreter here. That is exactly my job. I will not apologize for doing my job! I will not apologize for making choices and owning up to them."