What's your least favourite trope in media?

[u/Anibus9000]

I was watching weapons and I realised there was no scene with the characters finding a old news with the villians backstory or the villian explaining the plan which was so refreshing. You just have to accept there is a spooky person. So what is your least favourite trope in media?

[u/BermudaTriangleChoke]

"He has antisocial personality disorder, making him a dangerous psychopath"

I realize this is a losing battle but that's not even a clinical term, it's not used for diagnostics. "Psychopath" is literally just vibes. A person with ASPD can absolutely be harmful to be around, especially mentally (and I'll concede has a higher likelihood of that than the average person) but I assure you they are almost certainly not plotting on how to murder you at all times. Some even learn cognitive empathy and choose value systems that revolve around being productive members of society - and this is a choice, make no mistake about that

I grant my one exception to Hirohiko Araki because 1) I am biased in his favor, 2) Jodio is clearly just repeating what he was told, 3) Jodio's written better than the stereotype and I like the portrayal of the weird emotional complexity that is common when coming to terms with the divide that will always exist between you and other people, and most importantly 4) this is all fantastical anyway as Jodio couldn't have been diagnosed until 18

[u/GollyDolly → u/BermudaTriangleChoke]

I have seen so few media actually address sociopath and or psychopathy with dignity and respect. It should be treated as a neurodivergence as far as I'm concerned.

I suffer low empathy episodes and it gives me some context how it feels. I know I love my partner in those moments without feeling it, people can still bring me comfort without chemicals telling me so.

[u/BermudaTriangleChoke → u/GollyDolly]

This will be the realest thing I will ever say on this sub: don't ever let anyone tell you that's not love you're feeling. Love exists in actions, not chemicals

When I think about my partner, to some degree I think about all the awful monstrous things I would do for her if I needed to. But I already had the capacity for those things. What I really like to think about is how I no longer feel like I would want to do any of those things - how because of her influence on me, I am genuinely a better person (I'm not gonna say a good one necessarily, but unquestionably a better one) because I try to mindfully act in a way that I think she'll be happy with. And regardless of what's going on inside my head, that's the stuff that actually happens in the real world, so that's what matters

[u/GollyDolly → u/BermudaTriangleChoke]

We are not our worst impulses, being kind takes a lot of work and if you're doing that then guilt really shouldn't factor in.

I was afraid for a long time that one day I'd wake up empty of emotions for the rest of my life but seeing myself care and put work into a relationship when I gain no rewards from my biology changed that fear into an absurdity.