On The Oscars are Next Week and Nope, I Still Haven’t Seen 'Avatar'
@peoplemissingthepointofthisarticle: The author is not saying he's smarter than everyone. He's simply asking "Why is everyone insisting that something that so obviously sucks is good?" and using that question to consider pop culture trends and group think. Reading comprehension FTW.
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On Sex Offender Week: Performing Don Draper
A performance assumes you have an audience. An audience is other people. When determining an identity, you should focus on the "I," not other people.
Likewise, the problem with someone being Don Draper is you aren't Don Draper. By being him, you are still defining your "I" by another person. Don Draper already exists, and you are not him. Appreciating certain things about another person, and seeking to incorporate them in your "I" and becoming someone else are two completely different things.
(Also, you're confusing your understanding of the Dick Whitman to Don Draper transition because the story is not complete yet. Don Draper is still flawed. Mad Men is largely about his journey to self assertion.)