I mean, even later seasons he was still a bit of an asshole. He slept with Pam's mom, then dumped her at her birthday party where he found out her age. He has good moments, but he's still kinda awful.
Yeah he for real had a handful of genuinely good moments but it's clear to me his motivations were almost always selfish. He wanted the staff to like him but never critically thought about how to accomplish it. He made jokes that nobody was laughing at, threw parties nobody wanted, was casually sexist and racist, actively hurt the staff every time his incompetence was noticed by the higher ups. Scott's tots is arguably the most extreme version of this, but I would argue the vast majority of his actions are motivated in the same way without such glaringly bad consequences. I genuinely don't understand how anyone likes that character. He's not some lovable goof, he's a selfish attention seeker.
There were maybe half a dozen times his heart appeared to be in the right place, like buying pam's painting. Doesn't remotely make up for what a bad person he is.
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u/emihir0 15d ago
Except Michael Scott is a good goof. Donald Trump is an evil goof. The intentions do matter.