Creating good human characters requires them to be flawed as we all have many flaws.
One of my most impactful realizations as a young adult was that talent, intelligence and even good maners are not related to decency, kindness or good intentions. There are people you perceive as assholes that with time you’ll realize had great intentions and, in fact, helped you a ton, as well as extremely nice people that screwed you all along, fully intending to, and you almost didn’t even noticed.
Creating good human characters requires them to be flawed as we all have many flaws.
One of my most impactful realizations as a young adult was that talent, intelligence and even good maners are not related to decency, kindness or good intentions. There are people you perceive as assholes that with time you’ll realize had great intentions and, in fact, helped you a ton, as well as extremely nice people that screwed you all along, fully intending to, and you almost didn’t even noticed.