According to some, a comprehensive knowledge of TV Tropes (which I won't link to, saving you all
time, money and time) is a reasonable substitute for a degree in English Lit, years of training in the field of psychoanalysis and, in extreme cases, a medical license.
So, you're spending many (way
too many) hours reading
TV Tropes. You remember exactly every
Tropes of Legend and know by heart the whole
Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions. But still, even if it might
ruin your life,
TV Tropes might also make it better in many areas. Besides,
who needs a social life? Those are:
- Vocabulary! You never know what bizarre word a troper will use (especially if you're not native English) and you need to understand it! Then, woah, you remember and start using it. Congratulations, your Vocabulary just got a +1 bonus!
- Grammar! Even if you literally know nothing about it, there's always a Grammar Nazi around to correct you, making you acknowledge the error and learn by fun, 'cause TV Tropes is fun.
- Series
! So, you read a trope or something, and there it is - a TV show, or maybe a comic, that sounds good. You'd never know about its existence without TV Tropes.
- How this troper found El Goonish Shive and Blank It. Possibly Order of the Stick too, but my memory's hazy on that.
- And just a couple minutes ago, Holy Bibble, from an example on Sophisticated as Hell. Only 12 strips in and I'm in love with it. I also just discovered Gunnerkrigg Court from the Technobabble page image, too, although I'm not sure yet if I'm in love with it.
- Same goes for memes. This troper gleefully broke down into fits of laughter when he discovered Narm.
- School!
- TV Tropes is helpful for literature classes because you start thinking about literary works in the context of analysis, which is the entire point of most literature classes. (Well, that and the whole Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory thing.) You just need to remember not to tell your college professor that the Ariadne myth hung a lampshade on the whole philandering-gods thing...
- It even helps with Sociology! Show your professor a page like Eagleland Osmosis, and they make note of your research.
- Tv Tropes is also great for history if you have a teacher who likes film and books - for example, the History of Manga.
- Try being a communications major and having notebooks FILLED with TV Tropes references
- Critical thinking! First, because carefully analyzing a work and breaking it down into its component tropes teaches you to carefully watch TV with a judging mind instead of just passively accepting the show. Second, because there's a reason you've became so acquainted with negative tropes, such as Author Tract or Wall Banger, as well as potentially negative tropes like What Do You Mean, It's Not Symbolic?: because they give you a solid base to justify why a show is bad!
- Writing! TV Tropes can tell you all about a possibly negative trope in your work that you didn't even know existed. Now there are all sorts of stories which have been improved thanks to this wonderful website!
- But don't forget that Tropes Are Not Bad! You can discover fresh tropes that would never have occurred to you and use them in your writing. Or you can take old Discredited Tropes and subvert or deconstruct them in exciting new ways.
- Homeschoolers? Learn this site. Love it. There's nothing better than free information when you're homeschooling.
- Some learning disabilities (dyscalculia is the one this troper has) work REALLY well with this site. You'll wonder how you tried to write without it.
- Humour! If comedy is your style, the site's informal yet witty manner can help you become a generally smarter, funnier and more approachable person. What's more, entries about Acceptable Targets (along with the page Dude, Not Funny!) can help you avoid cracking jokes likely to offend people.
- Friends! Out with someone and they suddenly make a reference to Parental Bonus or Your Mileage May Vary ? Instant BFF!
See also
Tv Tropes Will Ruin Your Life,
TV Tropes Ruined Your Life,
Tv Tropes As A Gateway Drug and
Tv Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary, though. If TV Tropes already
has enhanced your life, let us know!
