His biggest problem?

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The root problem?

  • Stupidity (i.e. lack of learning and information processing capability)

    Votes: 6 5.6%

  • Lack of education/knowledge (ignorance of the processes that are at work in the world)

    Votes: 5 4.7%

  • Laziness (unwillingness to learn or work)

    Votes: 15 14.0%

  • Entitlement issues (like a child who throws a temper tantrum when Mom won't buy him that candy bar)

    Votes: 20 18.7%

  • Narcissism/arrogance (thinks he's perfect, doesn't have to change anything about himself)

    Votes: 40 37.4%

  • Infantilism (won't mature)

    Votes: 7 6.5%

  • Autism

    Votes: 6 5.6%

  • Something else...

    Votes: 8 7.5%
  • Total voters
    107
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Lefty's Revenge said:
This is a tough one. I'm gonna go with a combination of laziness and Intelligence. Take for example his love quest. How he insists that the girl contact him first and that they meet up immediately in particular. Chris has been trying this approach for years and it has yet to work and I can't pick a single reason as to why he does this. Is it because hes too stupid to realize it will never work? Or is he too lazy to try something else thats possibly more proactive? Hell, there could even be a little autism thrown into the works there too even though I believe Autism is his smallest problem.

I'm leaning towards intelligence because laziness can actually be the birthplace of ingenuity. I remember reading an article about a guy who worked in such a way so that he was able to retire as a millionaire at 30. And he said his main driving factor was that he was lazy and didn't want to have to work for very long.

You ever been lounging on a couch and drop the remote or something and been too lazy to pick it up like a normal person? Remember the ridiculous shit you did to get it off the floor? Why? Because you knew you had to get it off the floor you just didnt want to compromise getting up from that couch.

Chris doesn't make that connection. He'd rather sit and watch the home shopping network for a whole afternoon and complain about how boring it is because it never occurs to him to at least find a way to get it off the floor so he can at least make the most out of being lazy. But that never even occurs to him.
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If he was even less intelligent he'd probably be happy and dumb. He has all these issues, and enough intelligence to realize his predicament, but not nearly enough to be able to 1) evaluate the situation 2) plan long term to get out of it.
 
Learning socialization though video games/television instead of interacting with other humans during his cruicial development phase
 
Sweet and Savoury said:
OK bear with me here...

I'm curious about popular opinion here on our glorious forums.

What do you think Chris's biggest road-block on the path to what he considers happiness?
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All of these work, really. Chris is an extra special cocktail crafted from stubbornness, false self image, laziness, parental factors, and naivety. I don't think it's possible for Chris to ever be happy. Something will always hinder it, whether it be da trolls, no heartsweet, or "lonliness" in general.
 
That's a good question with a lot of options I almost chose. I went with sense of entitlement which I now see is in the lead, but I could have just as easily clicked ego or issues with reality (which goes hand in hand with his sense of entitlement) or similarly, laziness. (Why should Chris do anything? He's special.) See also, his upbringing, which contributed to all of these things.

The saddest thing here is, his autism is NOT what's holding him back. If Chris wasn't incredibly selfish, he could actually work many different kind of jobs. He's not crippled and he's not severely mentally challenged. He's....well, see most of this list.
 
I voted for other, because I hate to say it, but its his misanthropy that'll always crease him. Yeah, he hates on practically everyone. If you go around hating on people, and never letting anyone into your life, then yeah. people are just going to hate you back. Chris is paranoid and delusional, and he's convinced that any old fool could be a troll out to get him.

He constantly whines about feeling lonely and isolated, but it seems like it never occurs to him that the reason he's alone is a direct result of his hatred and distrust of people in general. If he would just let go of that, he might become happier, but time will tell on that one.
 
Oh, we also forgot Infamy as an option. Sorry. It's kind of like fudging a few facts on your resume. If you leave one little detail out, then that is considered a felony. The feds can suck a pickle anyway.
 
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