Did this meme evolve from it being about Jesse saying stupid shit and Walter being the smart one for not following to Jesse saying smart shit and Walter being a closed-minded idiot about it, like he was in the actual scene from the meme? Or was there ever a period where the meme treated White like the hero?
I personally find the science and academic prizes a lot more interesting. Whenever a book author receives a high profile award I perceive it as less of a human advancement and more of a marketing campaign.
I think the Hugos have done a generally very good job. Like, yeah some don’t hold up, and there have been decisions I disagree with, but at the very worst the awards represent a popular attitude of the time, and at the very best I can talk about any of LeGuinn’s winning books several decades later and find young people gushing about them.
Well my country (bit unfair to say that I know, our piece of shit Hungarian government did everything it could to keep Krasznahorkai down) just got it’s second Nobel prize in Literature so I’m a bit biased, but it didn’t really feel like a marketing stunt to me.
Oh I know what sort of award I’d grant a princess or any other monarch, ceremonial or not.
