Tried explaining to the husband why, out of all the cows on this site, it’s Vicks that fascinates me the most. Had to think a while but:
I think she’s my fave because there’s an almost literary quality to her whole saga - born into wealth, international privileged upbringing, beautiful & the world was her oyster. But since she was also born into a cursed, hedonistic age that rewards and valorizes character weakness and dysfunction (and that medicalizes teenage angst) her flawed personality rendered her incapable of making any sensible decisions. Instead, she decided to emulate the customs of the nation where she actually grew up (the enigmatic country of Tumblr). Cue tragic downfall and the weeping Greek chorus (but they’re LMAO-ing).
And she fascinates me because I just don’t get any of it - her life is such a miserable shitshow, yet she clings to it with such enthusiasm. Why?! Is it really just sunk cost fallacy?
And how on earth did we end up with young adults like her? No inner locus of control, entitlement, faux commie ideals (but out of pure stupidity and narcissism), insane ideas about science, oppression Olympics, appeals to authority (but idiotic authorities), absolutely no resilience nor any insight about her own agency and responsibilities. She’s such a cliché that she really could be a character in a novel. A terrible YA novel, or maybe a satire by someone like Lionel Shriver.
In addition, she’s my favorite because she’s fat and really fucking dumb.