me, 12 years old: thrawn is so lame. star wars books suck
me, 30 years old: thrawn is so lame. star wars shows suck

more sinister than intimidating
me, 12 years old: thrawn is so lame. star wars books suck
me, 30 years old: thrawn is so lame. star wars shows suck
me, as 15 year old listening to my younger brother talk about the yuzahn vong: “wow that’s so stupid. good thing i read real books like the wheel of time.”