For people "annoyed" by Wilson's interviews because he's "fake" I ask you, was he being "fake" when his dad was preparing him with interviews as a teenager? Should he have told his dad to screw off, turned his flat-brimmed cap to the side, and thrown in a bunch of "ummms" and "whatevers"? Would he be more "real" to you now? Given everything we know about his past, Russell is being as real as he could be.
I don't understand what is "fake" about a young man seeing greatness for his future and taking necessary steps to be ready when the opportunity arrived. I don't understand what's "fake" about him following through once he's in a position to capitalize on his abilities. I do understand those kids who harass their peers for trying to get good grades. It's called deflection and it's used to overcompensate for insufficiencies one doesn't have the skills to overcome. It's immature and therefore somewhat understandable in children. In adults it's pathetic, or to borrow a word from one such famously chided scholar, Richard Sherman, "sorry".
On one hand we have people glorifying the good old days when teenagers and young 20-somethings were held accountable and considered to be young adults with all the responsibilities that entails. On the other hand are people annoyed with a young man who is in control of his life, completely and relentlessly responsible, media savvy, and at the top of his profession.
THIS ENTIRE THREAD GETS AT LEAST THREE OF THESE:
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And I don't use those often.
Are the same people feeling "annoyed" the ones who complain about other people who get "offended"? Are they the same ones who can't stand the Twitterverse's "fake moral outrage"? Because it all seems useless, silly, petty, and small. Is picking on others, or letting them "annoy" you, not a sign of weakness anymore?