Society views as villains those who would change the status quo, and as heroes those who protect it. A villain who succeeds is retroactively made a hero in the new regime, and vice versa. The art of storytelling has many levels
Society views you as “villains” not because you screwed up. Your enemies — YouTube essayists, indie artists, tik tok thinkpieces — explicitly crafted a story, wherein you are the bad guy, and they are the heroic underdog.
— wordgrammer (@wordgrammer) August 21, 2026
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I'm so glad normies hate AI. I was afraid everyone was going to rush in and make it popular and reddit.
it's supposed to be kind of wicked and strange! You're trying to capture the soul of humanity and put it in a box and make it do your bidding. You're a weird little freak! https://t.co/nKy9JDhLQV— deepfates.delve.town (@deepfates) December 10, 2025 We still really underrate the large amount of hostility a lot of people have towards anything AI-related
— Peter Wildeford🇺🇸🚀 (@peterwildeford) December 10, 2025
This is very underpriced in current politics https://t.co/q5kXuvPqH9
yes, society is optimized for the gruntled
For those in society disgruntled with the status quo, those who try to change it can be heroes. The principle you suggest is perhaps conditioned on the gruntled?
— Typebulb (@typebulbit) August 21, 2026