Comment by strbean
18 hours ago
> or their redeeming qualities
I can't stand this. Most people who suck aren't an onion. They just suck. Or there is a nice layer under that, and then beneath that a core of suck.
18 hours ago
> or their redeeming qualities
I can't stand this. Most people who suck aren't an onion. They just suck. Or there is a nice layer under that, and then beneath that a core of suck.
Maybe too many people don't see it this way an it ends up backfiring, but I actually think it's important to "humanize" 'bad' people and show their 'redeeming' qualities -
I think it's important to inoculate yourself against presentation. Like, sure, now we know that Elizabeth Holmes was evil, an we can be binary about it - but would it have easier to be more critical of her rise if we could look past her apparent positive qualities?
Reminder to everyone that an onion is an onion all the way to the core. Every layer is more eye sting for the peeler.
I value my time. I'm not going to peel all the way down if I don't think it's worth my time.
So Shrek was teaching people the wrong idea?
The core does tend to rot first