So I'm thinking he already had a general anti-capitalist attitude and a passion for environmentalism because his parents were likely hippie druid types, who would've been radicalized towards the Hands of Dusk through one of two ways:
1. If he'd been part of peaceful actions and protests that had been disrupted by violent, outsized tactics from law enforcement or goons hired by industrialists, OR
2. He fell in with a charismatic fella who was already a Hand of Dusk and followed him down the ecoterrorist rabbit hole. If there's a sense of solidarity, community, and belonging fostered within the Hands of Dusk, he'd be especially susceptible to it.
Actually, come to think of it, I could see both playing a role, with Jeff feeling helpless and growing more disillusioned with The System, feeling failed by peaceful activism, and that putting him in a position where he clings to somebody with a stronger personality and follows along after them.
TLDR basically Jeff does have principles and convictions, but he's also a fairly weak person emotionally, needy and desperate for Purpose, and I think that would play into his decision to become a Hand of Dusk even more than his (admittedly genuine!) beliefs.
TO THE SECOND QUESTION... I will get back to you on that once I hash something out.
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1. If he'd been part of peaceful actions and protests that had been disrupted by violent, outsized tactics from law enforcement or goons hired by industrialists, OR
2. He fell in with a charismatic fella who was already a Hand of Dusk and followed him down the ecoterrorist rabbit hole. If there's a sense of solidarity, community, and belonging fostered within the Hands of Dusk, he'd be especially susceptible to it.
Actually, come to think of it, I could see both playing a role, with Jeff feeling helpless and growing more disillusioned with The System, feeling failed by peaceful activism, and that putting him in a position where he clings to somebody with a stronger personality and follows along after them.
TLDR basically Jeff does have principles and convictions, but he's also a fairly weak person emotionally, needy and desperate for Purpose, and I think that would play into his decision to become a Hand of Dusk even more than his (admittedly genuine!) beliefs.
TO THE SECOND QUESTION... I will get back to you on that once I hash something out.