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