But it does kind of seem like no one in the thread is saying that they just get the photo and dump the villager because they’ve accomplished the goal of getting the photo. But your response to each person seems to be an emotional appeal implying that they don’t care about villagers if they are willing to let them move, or if they use the photo at all as a momento or sign that they villager can move on.
So it comes across a bit like you are asking for their opinion and then implying that they are somehow wrong or cold hearted. I think someone can love their villagers as much as anyone and still let them leave. No one is trying to convince you to change, but people don’t like feeling like they are being misinterpreted or judged, hence some defensiveness. For the record, I don’t think keeping villagers or letting them go says anything at all about what a person is like in real life or at all connected to niceness/ goodness.
Edit: I see many people have said similar things to me and now feel I might have come on a bit strong. You seem like a reflective and sensitive person and I’m sorry if I come across as harsh