OUTCASTS, VILLAINS AND SHADOW SELVES

Why We Secretly Root for the Bad Guys

But deny the one in us

Dennis Steppenwolf
5 min readJun 25, 2022

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There is something intriguing to a person, who completely and utterly loses it. Because while witnessing them have their weakest moment, we see their transitioning from victim to a person with agency.

The guy from Falling Down, brilliantly portrayed by Michael Douglas, is relatable in a ‘Okay, now I’ve had it!’ kind of way. Of course, most of us don’t lose it. And that is a good thing. But that person on the screen…

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Dennis Steppenwolf

Dad, editor and broadcast assistant in Cologne. Fascinated by liminal spaces, existentialism, alternate realities and the black goo that is the human psyche.