i think the best thing about american psycho is actually how pathetic patrick bateman is actively characterized as and portrayed. he’s insecure, none of the other characters take him seriously, he has to kill people to compensate, he gets visibly triggered over every tiny inconvenience, he’s perceived as a sniveling spineless prick. the psycho in american psycho, who we’re not sure actually exists, is the intimidating sigma male patrick wants to be but is just not. and it’s been thirty years since incels have been misunderstanding and misappropriating this aspect of his character, which adds another layer of humor and harrowing concern to the debacle.
The way he would absolutely use this as his linkedin profile pic and only have like 4 connections. He blocked Luis after he sent one too many friend requests