this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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Flawed rhetoric. Tech bros read Lord of the Rings and think "Sure, those guys got corrupted by the ring, but I could handle it."
Which is the problem with them. They think themselves better and idolize the heroes but don’t look at the why they are heroes. Gandalf could have carried the ring but refused because he knew what corruption would bring. Aragorn is the typical masculine hero stereotype in fighting a war and getting the girl in the end. But even he refused because it wasn’t right for him to carry and all of his efforts were to be a distraction at best.
It was only the continued effort of the smallest people in middle earth that won the day.
The same types who watch It's Always Sunny / Rick and Morty and see only role models and positive character traits.
We knows how to handle the precioussssss!