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"Syndrome" Syndrome: or the Fallacy of "Special"
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<blockquote data-quote="Gunpowder" data-source="post: 4991478" data-attributes="member: 57702"><p>Huh? two people had that position. Dash, a petulant child who just got told "No", and Syndrome, the mego-maniacal supervillian. Not the best vectors to deliver a message. </p><p></p><p>Dash's problem was that he lacked self-control (like any other kid, really) and failed to realize that his actions had consequences on others. Every kid needs boundaries, does not matter if the boundary is "No cookies before supper" or "no super powers at school functions." If he started tearing up a race track, then his family might have to move or lose the government protection entirely (granted that's mostly Bob's fault for punching his boss through a couple of walls). When Dash came in second, he was happy and demostrated his growing maturity. He was able to control himself and got to hang out with some friends from school. </p><p></p><p>Syndrome squandered his super powers (Inventing rocket boots at 12 is a result of super powered genesis, not hard work.) nursing a gudge that he should have dropped when his balls did (Bob was right no matter how much a jackass he was to little Syndrome). Syndrome got the idea stuck in his twisted little mind that the definition of a super was that you were better than anyone else at X and is thus deserving of praise. </p><p></p><p> Which completely misses the point. A super is anyone who steps up to the plate for altruistic reasons in a situation when no one else can't or won't. If Bob never lifted anything heavier than a beer keg with his super strength, he would not be a super. If Syndrome had used his smarts to be Ironman or Batman or hell just invent solar panels that work at 80% efficiency he would have been a super.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gunpowder, post: 4991478, member: 57702"] Huh? two people had that position. Dash, a petulant child who just got told "No", and Syndrome, the mego-maniacal supervillian. Not the best vectors to deliver a message. Dash's problem was that he lacked self-control (like any other kid, really) and failed to realize that his actions had consequences on others. Every kid needs boundaries, does not matter if the boundary is "No cookies before supper" or "no super powers at school functions." If he started tearing up a race track, then his family might have to move or lose the government protection entirely (granted that's mostly Bob's fault for punching his boss through a couple of walls). When Dash came in second, he was happy and demostrated his growing maturity. He was able to control himself and got to hang out with some friends from school. Syndrome squandered his super powers (Inventing rocket boots at 12 is a result of super powered genesis, not hard work.) nursing a gudge that he should have dropped when his balls did (Bob was right no matter how much a jackass he was to little Syndrome). Syndrome got the idea stuck in his twisted little mind that the definition of a super was that you were better than anyone else at X and is thus deserving of praise. Which completely misses the point. A super is anyone who steps up to the plate for altruistic reasons in a situation when no one else can't or won't. If Bob never lifted anything heavier than a beer keg with his super strength, he would not be a super. If Syndrome had used his smarts to be Ironman or Batman or hell just invent solar panels that work at 80% efficiency he would have been a super. [/QUOTE]
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