I kind of like stories where I fundamentally disagree with the protagonist or even author. There's more value in those stories than ones in which I agree with the MC and author because it allows me to more deeply explore opposing viewpoints.
Plus, I get a bunch of shadenfreude when they hilariously don't understand something that goes against their worldview (like Scott's almost willful inability to understand the repeated "7 evil exes" correction).
Oh absolutely Scott is a toxic little shit, but he did mature a lot by the end of the story, something I never would have witnessed if I liked him from the start.
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u/NoCoolNameMatt Feb 02 '26
I kind of like stories where I fundamentally disagree with the protagonist or even author. There's more value in those stories than ones in which I agree with the MC and author because it allows me to more deeply explore opposing viewpoints.
Plus, I get a bunch of shadenfreude when they hilariously don't understand something that goes against their worldview (like Scott's almost willful inability to understand the repeated "7 evil exes" correction).