Randall Munroe

If I were optimistic, I would greet you as my anonymous reader, assuming that I had any left after my long idle period. However, I am not.

Oh, well, this post isn't about me. It's about Randall Munroe, my new idol. If you haven't heard about him already, you are the lucky one out of 10.000 today! 

Now, I'm not gonna copy-paste a wikipedia article about him here because it'll be meaningless. I'm gonna write everything I love about him at heart and it'll be general, but you know where to go to find more detailed information.

Randall used to be a roboticist working for NASA. Yeah, you read that one right. Used to be. Then he quit for what? The answer to this made my mom scoff and it would do the same to every parent who hadn't known his work. 

He quit to become a professional web comic writer.

You'll know why once you read some pieces of his work at: xkcd.com

Now we get to the part of why I love Randall.

First, of course, because he has photo with rubber ducks.

I love that his humor is clever despite being harsh sometimes.

I especially love how he loves his wife. Despite her having been diagnosed with cancer during their engagement, he married her anyway. He then drew several comics about cancer, showing how this matter affected him. 

Then I love how I learn a lot of things from his work. He doesn't just present a lot of general knowledge. He presents a new perspective to see things. 

He has an unusual standard of moral. The one which I deem ideal.

I love that his comics teach me that exerting influence is both simpler and harder than I thought. It is the comic that enables him to reach millions of readers and gain a loyal fanbase. He doesn't, say, publish a lot of scientific journals. However, he has achieved what normal scientists doesn't do: presenting science in a light and humorous way; tickling curiosities and encouraging learning. 

At last, I love that through his comics, he repeatedly slaps me hard to be a better person.

I kinda identify with this least interesting man, which motivates me to start writing again.

Um, well, I guess that is all. At least for now.

P.S. There are probably a lot more reasons to love Randall beyond what is covered here.