Reflection on Ellie's Philosophy (Patreon)

Just wondering if the dialogue on the most recent Ep update made sense. I'm trying to find out if maybe I need to simplify or clarify the language to communicate my ideas better or if people understood it and just think it's boring. I don't mind if I get accused of romantizing criminals since it's just fiction and fiction is meant for exploring ideas.. but I think it'd be interesting for the characters to have an actual conversation about it. If the dialogue didn't make sense then pls let me know & I'll rewrite it.

Basically Ellie is saying that people are complex, so you can't determine if they're morally good or bad based on whether or not they follow the rules of their society. The rules are never perfect because people who create them aren't perfect...and even if they are, you never know why people choose to follow them. It could be that they genuinely believe in the rule or they are scared of the consequences and she just wants him to know that since he clearly feels guilt over his past.