"Don't meet your idols"

[Thar]

"Don't meet your idols." -Arin Hanson, 2015

 

Alright, I know some of you have some vulgar bias towards this asshole for particular reasons, but this quote is very, VERY accurate. Tbh, this makes more sense especially nowadays. Seriously, people wanna meet the people who so-called "inspired" them, yet said people are still as much as people as THEY are.

 

Discuss.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

I don't even know who this guy is, but the quote is indeed accurate.

 

Sure, they might act cool on the surface so you'd like them. But on the flip side, you don't know how they really act.

For all you know, it could just be an act to get your loyalty or whatever, then they'll turn on you.

 

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On a personal scale, I don't have anyone who I consider an idol, so...

[Agro]

My parents will be glad to hear I don't wish to ever meet them again.

[Cin]

I remember in Top Gear saying never drive your dream car, because you'll always end up disappointed. I can see what you mean.

 

I don't idolise anyone, but I do plan on going to Insomnia for a Yogscast signing. 

[G4hardcore]

I say go for it. Though mostly because everyone else seems so set against it. What's the worst that could happen? As long as your idol isn't some kind of murderer or terrorist.

[J-Max]

The only real Idol I have is my best friend Charlie. I had a terrible childhood and with no mother or father for guidance, I felt stranded. Charlie helped me over the years and offered the best thing in the world to me. Companionship and someone to respect.

 

I love him like a brother and nothing will change that.

[Rodrigo]

Well thank goodness then, I was trying to figure out a way to meet Akemi Homura for a long time now.

[Zauls]

I have actually met a couple of my idols and I've never been disappointed. Firstly there's James May, who came to my Uni and threw a paper aeroplane off the balcony in my college bar (it flew back in his face and went on the roof). He was really genuine guy and just sat in the bar chatting to everyone. Secondly there's Charlile Griffiths from a band called Haken. I've had a few guitar lessons with him and he's the nicest guy ever and a great teacher. You should be fine meeting your idol as long as it isn't someone like Justin Bieber, in which case you will definitely be disappointed.

[~ P O L A R I S ~]

I met my idol once, it was epiphanic. One of the happiest moments in my life, for sure. I would very much recommend doing so to anyone else given the opportunity. 

 

[Simping For Hina]

What if I am my own idol?

[The banterbus is in town]

Well thank goodness then, I was trying to figure out a way to meet Akemi Homura for a long time now.

Get into a yuri relationship with Madoka of course~~

[G4hardcore]

What if I am my own idol?

 

Hah.
 

[Simping For Hina]

Hah.
 

Do you think this is a joke?

[G4hardcore]

No, just a little funny.

[Maeriberii Haan]

Please do not spam here. Obviously this does not apply if your idol is already dead, a fictional character, or yourself.

Not in the mood to pass warns, but any attempt to further spam in this thread will be infracted.

Trims, and have a good day~

[epicmemesbro]

Well I'm screwed because I am my own idol. Seriously that is why I do not have any idols. Many philosophers discouraged this practice. Why would we want to worship people who are more "perfect" than us? (perfect in a sense that those who look up to their idols put them on a pedestal assuming they are perfect).

[Peridank]

I Guess I'll Never Get to know Agro ;-;

 

OT: I have to say the chance of you being disappointed is up their but sometimes you can really appreciate your idols if they turn out to be genuinely nice. Like say... Mister Morgue. He seems gruesome at times but his view on life is top notch I think... and I wouldn't mind meeting him. As others and I said the chance to be disappointed is real... Morgue could be a total dick. But if you have the option. I say take it... you may never know if you don't.

[Toffee.]

To be fair, a lot of us would love to meet Gabe Newell. Even if it was just a friendly hello.

[Christian Exodia]

To be fair, a lot of us would love to meet Gabe Newell. Even if it was just a friendly hello.

 

Ah yes, the lovely Gaben. I really actually would, and ask him about what he thought of this subculture of Steam that has risen up about praising Gaben for the sales.

 

In actuality, I feel like whether or not I actually have met my idols or not, I still have had contact. Their works have contacted me and shown me something about myself I didn't know or showed me something I liked that I did not know. They opened me up to something, and I would have nothing but thanks for it. (And in Gaben's case, nothing but money for TF2 what am I doing with my life)

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

I dunno how I feel about this, especially because I love Arin...But I wouldn't say he's my idol, necessarily.  I guess it's somewhat ironic, though (at least, I believe it's irony) that my idol and person I want to meet very badly is Leigh Daniel "Danny [your name] Sexbang" Avidan.  I mean, I think he's a hilarious and talented guy, and the main reason I idolize him is that he not only beat depression in a way I could never hope to, but he went from that to doing what he loves most in the world for a living, and he spends his entire career basically just entertaining people and making them happy.

 

Now, do I expect to be best buds with him as soon as I meet him?  God no, I'm not even best buds with my best buds.  But I'd very much like to meet him and thank him for doing what he does and for the impact he's had on my life, something that, as far as I'm aware of, is not new to him.

 

But that's just the opinion of some dumb spoopy ghost who ain't even real.

[Icy]

I know this... but I would have loved to have met Leonard Nimoy, even if at a distance or some rally.

[bury the year]

"You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them."

Exodus 20:4-5. Y'all need to find the Lawd.