*Inconginove Scraem*

worst part about getting angry is how much it makes you want to be mean

sorry i said something dickish. a few mildly frustrating things happened to me in succession and it turned me evil

“how would you feel if someone blocked you just because they found you annoying?” then i wouldn’t have to interact with someone who thinks i’m annoying? i don’t see a problem

*sighs dreamily* what is Wrong with him

can we make some noise for miserable fictional women

At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields

At the risk of sounding like an effete intellectual, I do actually think you should be allowed to just take college courses indefinitely

One of the saddest things about Syndrome in the Incredibles is that he is genuinely talented in his own area of expertise. And he could have used that for good! He could have easily been the Edna Mode of superhero gadgets, because superheroes "need" (or at least use) cool gadgets all the time! He could have been loved and respected for his own brilliance! And ironically, that would have made him more like a real superhero, because what makes a Real Superhero is someone who is motivated to use their extraordinary gifts to help others. But Syndrome didn't really care about helping others; what he wanted was the Fame, the Glory, the Adoration of being the center of attention, so he never would have been content with a "power behind the throne" kind of position. But he COULD have been loved and respected for who he already was, and that's part of the tragedy of it.

characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.