#REDIRECT [[ :Category:Cynicism Tropes]] ▼
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{{quote|''A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.''|'''[[Oscar Wilde]]'''}}
{{quote|''We have done with Hope and Honour, we are lost to Love and Truth,<br />
We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung,<br />
And the measure of our torment is the measure of our youth.<br />
God help us, for we knew the worst too young!''|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', "Gentleman-Rankers"}}
A few clues as to which end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] you are -- or the characters think they are.
Contrast [[Idealism Tropes]].
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=== Tropes ===
* [[Accentuate the Negative]]
* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Read]]
* [[Anti Hero]]
** [[Nineties Anti Hero]]
* [[At Least I Admit It]]
* [[The Barnum]]
* [[Being Good Sucks]]
* [[Beware the Superman]]
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
* [[Cosmic Horror Story]]
* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[The Cynic]]
* [[Cynical Mentor]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]
* [[Darkness Induced Audience Apathy]] (Caused by excess cynicism)
* [[Deus Angst Machina]]
* [[Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto Us]]
* [[Evil Feels Good]]
* [[The Farmer and The Viper]]
* [[Feet of Clay]]
* [[Good Is Dumb]]
* [[Good Is Old Fashioned]]
* [[Graying Morality]]
* [[Growing Up Sucks]]
* [[Grumpy Bear]] (Used almost exclusively in idealistic works)
* [[Happy Ending Override]]
* [[Hates the Job Loves The Limelight]]
* [[Hobbes Was Right]]
* [[Hope Is Scary]] (Played straight mostly by cynical characters in idealistic worlds; invoked by cynical characters in cynical worlds.)
* [[Humanity Is Insane]]
* [[Humans Are Morons]]
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]
* [[Humans Kill Wantonly]]
* [[In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves]]
* [[It Gets Easier]]
* [[It Sucks to Be The Chosen One]]
* [[Jade Colored Glasses]]
* [[Kill the Poor]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]
* [[Love Makes You Dumb]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Merchandise Driven]]
* [[Might Makes Right]]
* [[New Era Speech]]
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]
* [[Not Your Problem]]
* [[Post Peak Oil]]
* [[The Promised Land]] (Also an idealism trope as well.)
* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]
* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]
* [[Shoot the Dog]]
* [[Silly Rabbit Cynicism Is for Losers]]
* [[Silly Rabbit Idealism Is for Kids]]
* [[Silly Rabbit Romance Is for Kids]]
* [[Sour Supporter]]
* [[True Art Is Angsty]]
* [[Yank the Dogs Chain]]
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[[Category:Index Index/Sandbox]]
[[Category:Characterization Tropes]]
[[Category:Morality Tropes]]
[[Category:Index Index]]
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▲[[Category:Cynicism Tropes]]
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