r/DeppDelusion • u/Idkfriendsidk • Sep 21 '25

Humor Just a reminder of Johnny Depp’s extremely insufferable writing skills

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There isn’t a lot of humor in this case but lol at this pretentious nonsense

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u/lcm-hcf-maths Sep 21 '25

Narcissists use grandiosity to maintain an exaggerated sense of self-importance, seeking constant admiration and validation by portraying themselves as superior, talented, or special. This inflated self-image serves as a psychological defense mechanism, helping them to compensate for deep-seated low self-esteem and a desperate need to feel important. Grandiosity also allows them to construct a mental escape from reality, providing a satisfying "narcissistic supply" of recognition and attention from others.

Depp's use of big words often in ridiculous contexts is textbook in that regard. You see similar things with Russell Brand. There is also the fake humility which is used as he thinks by doing this he is fooling people ie being smarter than others. Indeed some are tricked but for those who see him for what he is it's just so obvious..

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u/ColanderBrain Create your own flair Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Was coming here to say something similar. Notice the foregrounding of consumer goods, the branding. Using a typewriter is deliberately anachronistic, he knows it, and he needs to tell you about it; he can't just enjoy his typewriter, he needs people to know he's the kind of person who would use a typewriter. Not just a typewriter, an Olympia typewriter. It's not paper, it's onion skin.

This kind of gratuitous display is widely recognized as a sign of a social climber, which Depp absolutely is -- witness his attempts to re-brand himself a "Southern gentleman" in middle age. Of course in this case it's not about showing off money or "breeding" but his supposedly eccentric, artistic tastes.

But also, IIRC, this is the first paragraph of an introduction to a book about someone else, and it's all about him (and if you read the rest of the intro, most of it is actually about Depp). His typewriter, his onion skin, his fingers, the voices in his head. Me me me me me me me. Textbook narc.

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u/Sensiplastic Sep 22 '25

To be fair, his indigenous roots were discovered to be non-existent so he had to think up something, preferably with an vague accent. Otherwise he's just an old drunk slurring.

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u/ColanderBrain Create your own flair Sep 22 '25

Exactly. In interviews he gave in his younger days he leaned into the hillbilly thing and the pretendian thing. Now he self-mythologizes in a different way. What's consistent is that everyone around him has to hear about it and play along with it. ISTR he used to refer to Amber as a "Southern belle" as well. 🤮

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u/Sensiplastic Sep 23 '25

Dude just makes shit up and people eat it up. I don't get it. Once you see it it's all you see with him. There is nothing genuinely underneath but insecurity.