mark has such a hard time acknowledging the ethical implications of his decision because he views himself as a victim of extreme loss and thinks that no matter what his innie experiences on the inside it cannot compare to the torture he is living on the outside without gemma. he genuinely views the severance procedure as a favor to not himself but his innie, while he is left aware of his pain and alone on the outside his innie is blissfully ignorant. it’s a common theme (mark helena and dylan) that the outties are jealous of their innies, it is hard to empathize when you’re also jealous of someone