lets look at this insanely biased list. Of someone ranking who went through the most. Already starting off wrong with El btw.
Completely missing her mom being paralyzed/brain dead
Being led to belive she killed all her siblings in a horrible massacre
Being tagged tased and shaved like a dog
Overworked till she dropped
Frontlines of every fight-S1 sacrificing herself for Will, S2 closing the gate, S3 mindflayer fight on a broken keg, S4 going back to her absuer and then fighting Vecna, getting chocked out and S5 where she spent the entire season being told the best way tor it to end is her killing herself. Oh and loosing her sister and then actually killing herself.
Lets look at Wills Side. Cause most of it is false.
His death was not celebrated, the entire town sent a search party for him and even if some people didn't care he wasn't there to see these reactions so no he didn't go through that.
His bullying, he was made fun of mentally not phsycally. All with his three best friends at his side to support him and stand up for him going through it with him too.
"Severe Poverty" also wrong. They were poor not malnurished. He always had food on the table, a roof over his head and clothes to wear. Oh and his own bedroom. Im saying this as someone who faced genuine poverty The Byers are ok. Not great sure but again he has his own room, food and clothes.
"Ignored by all his friends" Wrong again. They ignored him once in S3 cause they were going through things he couldn't relate to. Even so it was one week of the summer and being ignored by your friends is not a traumatic experience.
"Hit by a car" also wrong he was never hit by a car or burned alive. A demo was and he briefly felt that. No lasting effects on him.
"Absuive household" also not completely true. People conflate the truth when it comes to that. Lonnie was psychologically abusive and at best made no efforts to get to know Will. Will himself says his only memory is Lonnie trying to get him to enjoy baseball, and him fighting with Joyce. And Lonnie also wasn't in the house long enough for Will to be traumatized by it. Joyce and Jonathan are more effected by Lonnie than Will. Also Will was shieled from that by Joyce and Jonathan the entire time. He was SURROUNDED by thier love and support throughout it all.
an unrequited crush isn't traumatic nor was it ten years long. At best his crush can be tracked back to s2. that's honestly just offense to actual traumatic experiences. Also coming from someone who faced an unrequited crush. He wil live with no "traumatic" experience afterwards especially since Mike is still there as his best friend. And made no efforts to make fun of or be "grossed" out by his crush.
"Sacrificed his love for his sister" also not traumatic and no he didn't. As he still tried to subtlely let Mike know how he felt towards him. Also he still openly loved and cared about Mike throughout the show.
Like omg idk why Will Glazers are set on making him this tortured character from birth to death. he had plenty of years with his friends being kids doing kid stuff. And had the love of his family throughout the entire show. He isn't this tortured prince you guys belive he is.
