idk, at least in the early seasons the show tried to make the point multiple times that Rick's nihilism is wrong and causing nothing but pain to him and everyone around him
but the bazinga brain fanbase didn't get it so they eventually just gave up on that
Having a "not a role model" character with all the coolest lines, who never gets laid low by their flaws, is at best a failure of writing, and at worst a Rowlian ex-post-facto justification for an unpopular story element.
idk, at least in the early seasons the show tried to make the point multiple times that Rick's nihilism is wrong and causing nothing but pain to him and everyone around him
but the bazinga brain fanbase didn't get it so they eventually just gave up on that
Having a "not a role model" character with all the coolest lines, who never gets laid low by their flaws, is at best a failure of writing, and at worst a Rowlian ex-post-facto justification for an unpopular story element.
The Sad Horse Show does the asshole protagonist better for this reason.