I hate so-called "cool, calm, and collected" characters being presented as superior beings that are shown being correct so often that the consumer take-away message is that being emotionally cold and abrasive makes them smart too. :reddit-logo: worshiped characters like that pretty much since Digg collapsed and also LARPed as being the same way in their own self-descriptions. The "misanthropic genius asshole flattered by the script and by total screen time" cliche is related to this too.

  • Wheaties [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Miss Tick sniffed. “You could say this advice is priceless,” she said, “Are you listening?”

    “Yes,” said Tiffany.

    “Good. Now...if you trust in yourself...”

    “Yes?”

    “...and believe in your dreams...”

    “Yes?”

    “...and follow your star...” Miss Tick went on.

    “Yes?”

    “...you’ll still be beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy. Goodbye.”

    Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett