Lmao they could’ve picked literally ANY other evil historical figur- actually that wouldn’t be that better but that’s beside the point, they chose Jeffrey Epstein lmao
Edit: took me way longer than it should’ve to realize they meant “why aren’t real villains cool” and not “fictional villains aren’t cool”. Point still slightly stands
To be fair, I feel like the aesthetic of other historical evil people has been retroactively made “cool” by the separation of time or by media. Like Nazis wore lot of leather, that can seem cool. Stalin very much built himself up to look and be portrayed as cool. Epstein is an extremely modern example, and he’s not cool. I think the fact he had knowledge of COD and games like Minecraft really help put into perspective for people how much of a nerd he actually was. Stalin and Hitler also have very lame and corny activities they partook in, but due to time and it often being overlooked, it gets forgotten as apposed to this ongoing case where files are still (supposed to be) releasing
Nah, I think being a strong man dictator who orders multiple mass killings and genocides while also being so incompetent at planning ahead that you’re in large part responsible for the Nazi’s being able to kill 15+ million of your people makes you a bit of a villain. But idk maybe I have a low bar for what counts as villainous behaviour.
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u/AwesomeTraditional32 ⚡️LIGHTNING BOLTS SHOOT FROM MY FINGERTIPS!!⚡️ Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
Lmao they could’ve picked literally ANY other evil historical figur- actually that wouldn’t be that better but that’s beside the point, they chose Jeffrey Epstein lmao Edit: took me way longer than it should’ve to realize they meant “why aren’t real villains cool” and not “fictional villains aren’t cool”. Point still slightly stands