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He sounds like a total douchebag with sour grapes. He took time to punch down at people who aren’t as privileged as he is.
Here’s the full quote:
Imagine having a movie directed by Ridley Scott, a massive Ryan Gosling hit, millions of dollars… and you still spend time complaining about not being hired as a Star Trek writer.
Plus you’re so insecure about yourself, you have to describe the shows as “shit.” On a podcast called Critical Drinker.
It’s pathetic and shows what Andy Weir is really made of.
Unfortunately, there’s an entire cult of fanboys for his work, so this will affect nothing.
If you're on a podcast called Critical Drinker maybe calling a show "shit" is just the expected level of banter. I've certainly leveled harsher criticism at better media while drinking! And while sober, to be honest.
This kind of seems like a nothingburger.
Oh no, the shoe is not called that because they are drunk on it. Critical Drinker is an online persona and… well, we'd all be better off if he was just a drunk spouting bullshit into the internet. Instead he is a culture war grifter.
Oh that's unfortunate!