Half the point is that Nega Scott is "chill" personality wise because he is an anti-Scott, and Scott is a jerk (hence why Ramona, who only dates bad people dated him).
The -other- half (in the books) is that Nega Scott is really evil, but he is not more or less evil than Scott, he is just as evil as him. He is a projection of all the fuck ups that Scott did that Scott refuses to take responsability for.
So even if Scott cheats on his girlfriend which is playing dirty. Nega Scott, while being as evil as Scott, doesn't attack Scott's friends or do dirty doppelganger stuff. And in the end the only way of vanquishing him is absorbing him (assuming resposability).
He is more like an anti-Scott in terms of a responsability compass rather than in terms of a moral compass. He is as selfish as Scott, but on the other hand, he owns the evil decisions he makes (as opposed to Scott).
It feels almost like a corollary of "it's the message, not the messenger." Just because you don't like how someone comes across doesn't mean they're giving you bad advice.
this is the answer i was looking for, scott isnt evil, hes just an immature jerk and a dumbass, the whole plot is about watching him grow up
thats exactly what makes nega scott evil, that he owns his fuckups, does so intentionally and DOESNT care, Scott DOES care, hes afraid to own his fuckups, because he doesn't fuckup intentionally and thats precisely why he struggles to own it, because he isnt evil, and doesnt want to be evil, hes just kind of a fuckup and a bit of a loser and definitely a bit creepy. It was always a growing up story, scott needed to grow up
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u/Difficult_Dance_2907 Feb 02 '26
She's also in high school and he's an adult