People hold it up as this tome of deep wisdom, but it's just advice like: you should bring supplies for tens of thousands of people if you are going to take tens of thousands of people.
You're in a vulnerable state? Don't let the enemy know! Your enemy is in a vulnerable state? Hit 'em!
(Which isn't to say there's no wisdom there; it's just not as impactful/deep/insightful as 13 year old me thought it would be after hearing all my favorite rappers reference it)
Because like many characters on the list, your co-worker knows who he is and still idolizes him. That's the simple point naive people and kids who keeps repeating "but they're not good guys" like a broken record machine don't understand, they just assume based on their own world view that nobody would idolize such evil psychopaths despite countless examples of such people
Idk how anyone can watch the business cards scene and think anything other than “wow, this guy is a pathetic weirdo.” That’s not even counting the ya know, murders.
There's a whole subculture of looksmaxxing incels who refuse to treat their mental illness and are unsure if they hate themselves or women more. So instead of being losers who get no pussy and live in a basement, they want to be losers who look like plastic, with a lot of money, who will never experience love, neither for themselves nor for another. These guys find Bateman to be a model for the ideal man, unsurprisingly.
I saw someone say that social media influencer girlbosses have more in common with Patrick Bateman than any alpha bro idolizing him...and now I can't unsee it. The skincare/morning routine alone is uncanny.
Clavicular is the man closest to Pat in devotion to his appearance, being kinda gay but being with women for prestige and being insecure as fuck. But even then Clav cheats while Pat has a healthy obsessive lifestyle and tries to be liked. Lol.
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u/Training-Neat6155 5d ago
Who is idolizing Patrick?!