Quit Rooting For The Underdog!
Quit Rooting For The Underdog! By: PJ McClure Let’s start with a confession. I love a feel good story as much as anyone. Few things make me smile like seeing someone conquer impossible odds to make their dream come true. The warm, fuzzy feeling we get as we lose ourselves in well crafted underdog stories is addictive, no doubt. But just like any other addiction, it can also cause massive delusions and destruction. The idea of the underdog story is that someone latches onto a dream and everyone around them says, “You’ll never do it!” But the underdog, with grit and determination, applies insane amounts of work and dedication to prove them wrong. Other people who are more naturally endowed to succeed where the underdog struggles are cast as the bad guys. The script [...]
