I was running through some old Portal 2 quotes in my head and realized that it Cave Johnson were a real person, people would absolutely hate him.
I was running through some old Portal 2 quotes in my head and realized that it Cave Johnson were a real person, people would absolutely hate him.
What made me like Amos Burton (from the series, still have to read the book) is that he is self aware enough to know this about himself, and intelligent enough to understand it as a shortcoming in many situations.
He’s a man where some part of him wants to do good, even be used for good, but doesn’t know how. But he recognises good people, and anchors himself to those he believes can use him for good.
That somehow makes him smarter than most people in the series… Or in real life, for that matter.
I tried to play a TTRPG character a bit like this one, more like a dumb brute who knew his inclinations were usually not great and aimed to find a leader who could use his strength for good. Problem was the other players weren’t experienced enough for any of them to be a leader. Usually I’d just launch into some dumb action hoping (as a player) the rest would stop me in time and get the idea they needed to be the thinkers.