A Recipe for World Domination
Tad: if you were an evil madman
Tad: do you think you'd try more for "evil" or more for "madman"?
Tad: or try to strike a balance between the two?
Garrett: me, personally, I'd probably lean to crazy
Garrett: evil's just never really floated my boat
Tad: if you focused on evil you'd probably get more done, but focusing on madman is probably more fun
Garrett: Maybe, I don't know
Garrett: I don't see why you have to be super evil to be an evil madman
Garrett: I mean, is wanting to rule the world and control everybody with an iron fist really evil?
Tad: yeah
Garrett: er, um, oh
Garrett: I mean, yeah, of course
Garrett: ...
Tad: it's the evil that gives you the drive and focus
Garrett: But it seems like it can be distracting too
Tad: I mean, just being crazy doesn't accomplish that much
Tad: It's the evil that helps you channel it into something productive
Garrett: I mean, what seems to have derailed a lot of the supervillains in the James Bond films is they just crossed the line a little bit
Garrett: Tried to kill off henchmen for fun
Garrett: Got distracted from their goals by mass murders
Garrett: Or brought their plans to others' attention thereby
Garrett: Or ended up turning some of their followers against them who then gave critical help to the hero
Garrett: Just seems to me that they'd have gotten a lot farther being just a little less evil, and maybe just a bit more madman
Garrett: And sure, you've got to be evil to try to take over the world, but you've got to be crazy to want to
Tad: I'd ascribe those actions to "madman" more than "evil"
Garrett: hmm, maybe hard to make the distinction
Garrett: clearly evil acts
Garrett: But as committing them defies their own logic and thwarts their own plans, clearly mad
Tad: well, maybe if you could compare someone who is a madman and not evil with someone who is evil but not a madman
Garrett: hmm
Garrett: you don't really here about good madmen that often
Tad: kinda like chaotic good vs. lawful evil (in D&D terms)
Tad: or maybe more like chaotic neutral vs. neutral evil
Garrett: yeah
Tad: I'd argue that self-destructive behavior is more "chaotic" than "evil"
Garrett: You know, I think you're bringing me around a bit
Garrett: I'd agree that you'd probably need more evil than madman
Tad: consider bill gates
Garrett: But, the madman is still pretty necessary
Tad: he is more evil than madman
Tad: and he created microsoft
Garrett: As it pushes you to achieve greater goals than a sane person would consider, and seems to inspire followers somehow
Tad: and helps you "think outside the box" so to speak
Garrett: to be successful, very important to find the right balance, I think
Garrett: 30-mad, 70-evil maybe?
Garrett: Or do you have to throw some "genius" in there too?
Tad: yeah, that would also be important for accomplishing your goals
Tad: how do you build killer robots without an understanding of robotics?
Tad: 50% genius, 30% evil, 20% madman?
Garrett: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/cgi-bin/gg101.cgi?date=20060828
Garrett: sounds good
Garrett: But Einstein said genius is 80% perspiration or something
Tad: I think it was Edison
Garrett: mayhap you only need a smaller amount for a spark, and more of the evil for the drive
Garrett: oh, yeah, well, I didn't look it up
Garrett: 80% of statistics made up on the spot, and whatnot
Tad: "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
Garrett: oh, that's even more a percent than I made up
Tad: so, 49.5% perspiration, 0.5% inspiration, 30% evil, 20% madman?
Garrett: sounds like a recipe for world domination!
Tad: do you think you'd try more for "evil" or more for "madman"?
Tad: or try to strike a balance between the two?
Garrett: me, personally, I'd probably lean to crazy
Garrett: evil's just never really floated my boat
Tad: if you focused on evil you'd probably get more done, but focusing on madman is probably more fun
Garrett: Maybe, I don't know
Garrett: I don't see why you have to be super evil to be an evil madman
Garrett: I mean, is wanting to rule the world and control everybody with an iron fist really evil?
Tad: yeah
Garrett: er, um, oh
Garrett: I mean, yeah, of course
Garrett: ...
Tad: it's the evil that gives you the drive and focus
Garrett: But it seems like it can be distracting too
Tad: I mean, just being crazy doesn't accomplish that much
Tad: It's the evil that helps you channel it into something productive
Garrett: I mean, what seems to have derailed a lot of the supervillains in the James Bond films is they just crossed the line a little bit
Garrett: Tried to kill off henchmen for fun
Garrett: Got distracted from their goals by mass murders
Garrett: Or brought their plans to others' attention thereby
Garrett: Or ended up turning some of their followers against them who then gave critical help to the hero
Garrett: Just seems to me that they'd have gotten a lot farther being just a little less evil, and maybe just a bit more madman
Garrett: And sure, you've got to be evil to try to take over the world, but you've got to be crazy to want to
Tad: I'd ascribe those actions to "madman" more than "evil"
Garrett: hmm, maybe hard to make the distinction
Garrett: clearly evil acts
Garrett: But as committing them defies their own logic and thwarts their own plans, clearly mad
Tad: well, maybe if you could compare someone who is a madman and not evil with someone who is evil but not a madman
Garrett: hmm
Garrett: you don't really here about good madmen that often
Tad: kinda like chaotic good vs. lawful evil (in D&D terms)
Tad: or maybe more like chaotic neutral vs. neutral evil
Garrett: yeah
Tad: I'd argue that self-destructive behavior is more "chaotic" than "evil"
Garrett: You know, I think you're bringing me around a bit
Garrett: I'd agree that you'd probably need more evil than madman
Tad: consider bill gates
Garrett: But, the madman is still pretty necessary
Tad: he is more evil than madman
Tad: and he created microsoft
Garrett: As it pushes you to achieve greater goals than a sane person would consider, and seems to inspire followers somehow
Tad: and helps you "think outside the box" so to speak
Garrett: to be successful, very important to find the right balance, I think
Garrett: 30-mad, 70-evil maybe?
Garrett: Or do you have to throw some "genius" in there too?
Tad: yeah, that would also be important for accomplishing your goals
Tad: how do you build killer robots without an understanding of robotics?
Tad: 50% genius, 30% evil, 20% madman?
Garrett: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/cgi-bin/gg101.cgi?date=20060828
Garrett: sounds good
Garrett: But Einstein said genius is 80% perspiration or something
Tad: I think it was Edison
Garrett: mayhap you only need a smaller amount for a spark, and more of the evil for the drive
Garrett: oh, yeah, well, I didn't look it up
Garrett: 80% of statistics made up on the spot, and whatnot
Tad: "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
Garrett: oh, that's even more a percent than I made up
Tad: so, 49.5% perspiration, 0.5% inspiration, 30% evil, 20% madman?
Garrett: sounds like a recipe for world domination!