very, very, underrated video! you broke his character down excellently and in parts, making it much easier to see all aspects of him, not just his outward projection of "narcissism". indeed, dr. ratio is a complex character contrary to what many people view him as. definitely a like from me :) (edit: i also wanna mention that its very likely that the reason he was not approached by nous was not because hes not enough of a genius; in fact, quite the contrary as his immense knowledge base and desire to further pursue knowledge are the very essence of the erudition. it is likely that it was because he was not willing to isolate himself from the common people, to stop teaching them and to stand on his own ivory tower like the other geniuses. the other geniuses that we've seen so far have all exhibited some form of uncanny "inhumanness" and true narcissism. herta is a puppet who is brash and does not care for feelings, ruan mei is a cold-blooded biologist, experimenting on sentient and even sapient creatures all to pursue her goal of getting closer to creating or recreating an aeon. screwllum is literally a robot. unlike all of these geniuses, ratio remains grounded and has a desire to help other people get closer to becoming geniuses, to becoming self-sufficient, to dilute the title of genius and to make it a human possibility. therefore, he does not desire the title of "genius" enough to gain the recognition of nous and so he will not be called a genius though he is one by all definitions of the word. he is a human while the ones recognized by nous are geniuses. but thats just my take :)) im so happy that this complex character is given for free tbh and hes really strong. i even pulled his light cone :D one of my favorite characters right now, but its hard to choose because all of the hsr characters are so good 😭)

I hate how “narcissism” is used so casually considering it just furthers ableism against people with NPD

I really liked the video! According to the databank, to join the ranks of the Genius Society you need two things. First, you need a direct invitation from Nous to join him in his quest to study and understand the Universe. Second, you must acknowledge that the Truth of the Universe cannot be comprehended by mortal minds. The 2nd requirement is equally important as the 1st. Ratio clearly and firmly stands against the idea of the Truth being beyond the reach of ordinary minds and Nous would obviously know of this so he would never extend an invitation to Ratio in the first place, no matter how smart Ratio actually was. This is my interpretation of the situation anyways.

ratio is just such a damn good character i really wish people would read and think and stop mischaracterizing him www banger video thank you for this

you get it!! i definitely also believe dr. ratio has a sense of heavy sense of self-preservation, but it moreso stems from his belief in basically clean, healthy body = clean mind, which i believe is drawn from ancient greek ideals (i.e. his lightcone and voice line about hobbies) But this was a fantastic video!! ❤️❤️ i’m glad you’re able to dissect his character and give him more beyond the usual mean/narssicistic label ppl tend to give him!

This is such a good video, I was nodding along the whole time. "If you're going to hate something, at least hate it correctly," is something I have also said, so I very much agree with you as well as everything in this video. Have a like. :)

I need a rerun of this man, I wasn't playing when they gave him for free 😭I love his character so much. I thought I'd hate him but dammit I was caught...I respect him so much, being this guy that's highly intelligent but still being close enough to earth to shine his rays on those who need help. Let's be real, he'd make me cry, I'm a moron lmao!! But it's amazing that he's the type of person who would be like "Ah, so you acknowledge the fact that you have flaws and are, undoubtedly, an idiot. That's the first step. Let's carry on with the next.." I think we all need a Ratio in our life: someone who is blunt, will give a good kick in the ass, but also help you on your way forward to improvement.

I gotta agree that Dr Ratio is so complex, his personality really intrigues me. I had to search the difference between narcissistic and self centered, this video just reminded me of that. 😭 Thank you so much for this video, tho! I loved the analysis on his character, it was so well explained :D

DUDEEE THIS VIDEO WAS POSITIVELY FIRE!! AH you would not BELIEVE the amount of respect I have for you immediately stating how being a narcissist is different from being self centered!! That is IMPERATIVE to his character - absolutely amazing job, and I learned new things about the lad even though I thought I had it all down! Awesome job my man, subscribed and cant wait to see more! Youre doin good at this rodeo! >:DD

Thank you so much for breaking it down so well. I felt something was wrong with calling him a narcissist but couldn't exactly place what, now I know. This video is so underrated. Absolutely, W + Ratio. You go gurl! ❤❤❤

this fuckin video IS A HUGE W + RATIO WTF BECAUSE OF YOU (i mean i was going to anyways bc i love him) IM BUILDIN HIS ASS AND OH MAH GAWD HE WILL BE MY MAIN DPS NOW

I'm really impressed by the work done in the video because of how thoughtful, focused and thoughtful it is, I hope to see more of the opinion you can share in the future.✨🧠

This insight is really amazing and thorough! I pulled him and his light cone because I love his character times a thousand!

such an underrated analysis!

I believe that the Path of Erudition and Dr. Ratio's Philosophy are incompatible even at the basic definition of the word. Erudition after all refers to a state of exceptional knowledge, one which by design isolates an erudite except from other like-minded people. However what Ratio seeks to cure would make it so the standard of becoming an genius would be higher and higher because he wishes to raise the knowledge and wisdom of every student. That brings into question, if Ratio could teach students to eventually reach let's say Herta's level of sophistication and intelligence would Herta still be considered a genius now that her capabilities are the norm? So I propose that Ratio's philosophy for curing ignorance is if not a natural enemy of Erudition, something innately compatible. Dr. Veritas Ratio's conviction and ideals may even lead a new Path, one where the resources to seek out the truth are only limited to one's will and desire to understand.

Insanely well structured video. This deserves way more views!

Though i agree with how he is very grounded with reality- I think he is grounded with reality in a more negative way rather than any other way. Though that doesn't mean he doesn't see the positive outcomes, he sees the positive outcomes when he looks at it in a negative way, for example the people here will suffer more if they do not learn that they can't always rely on higher ups, if they don't learn that they will ,one day, have the worst possible outcome. Also he sees other people in his own self-centered way, his teaching way is very tough, which is fine if we look at it in Dr Ratio's perspective since being though means you can improve- learning from pain. But he doesn't seem to realize people also can break due to it. Yk like those mothers who are mean to their kid bc if they don't teach them that they will be in trouble in the future, while not realizing they are making the reletionship between the subject and the kid worse.

Gotta slap ⭐ and 👑 here to support your channel!

I have subbed, looking forward to future videos

Thank you for the interesting and fun analysis!

Great video, what would make this better is if your mic was of better quality. I highly recommend you do that and remake the video, because a lot of people will pass this up because of the grainy tone of the mic you are using. Also make the volume of the voice a bit higher in volume.

Very well presented and well written video!

At this point, dr.Ratio character even too kind for Genius Society

Good video!

I saw another comment about your mic and honestly its not that bad but yeah definitely invest in a higher quality one day

Awesome video! I hope you do Kafka soon

that's my hubby JK SUBBED!!

W + Ratio, I can't say it moved the needle in terms of me not liking bro if im honest but I like his addition to the game nonetheless. Also I can't really rock with having researchers almost get killed to "teach them a less" even if its just some npc if im honest but at least I don't hate him like I do Herta and Ruan Mei I'll be honest the only genius society member I like so far is Screwllum and the one I hate the most is Herta, Next is Ruan Mei.

10/10 video