Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I really like the show, but if anything, his behavior could be used as a teaching tool about mental illness and addiction. He's in the middle of a manic episode, for sure. And when and if he comes down, he'll be depressed and that's when he'll start drinking again.
True, but another segment of society will see this incorrectly as an example of righteous behavior...after all, it got him wealth, women, and drugs, right? This is the problem: the more you highlight his manic episode, the more mainstream manic looks...the crash won't get equal press...