#but still the fact that Ben misjudged the situation is what matters for his arc - that he didn’t go outside immediately

[asexual-squidward]

The difference between Keamy and Ben is kind of nature vs nurture

Ben was a normal, if introverted, kid who became the person he was because of abuse, trauma, and manipulation (grooming?) by Jacob and the MIB. It’s why he was able to change, and be emotionally healed by Hurley and the gang.

Meanwhile Keamy genuinely had something… wrong in his brain, that made him not only capable of murder but actively enjoyed it. For Ben it’s a game because of the rules Jacob makes him follow, for Keamy it’s a game because it’s FUN.

I also take joy in the fact the LOST universe killed Keamy in the afterlife too - like nah this guy is a total lost cause.