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Marvin the Paranoid Android is always depressed from "summary" of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Marvin the Paranoid Android is one of the most fascinating creatures you could ever hope not to meet. He is a peculiar robot with a brain the size of a planet, yet he is always down in the dumps. No matter what the situation, Marvin finds a way to be gloomy and pessimistic. It's as if he is programmed to be perpetually depressed. You might wonder why a robot would be so unhappy all the time. Well, Marvin is not your ordinary android. He is a paranoid android, which means he is constantly worried that something terrible is going to happen. He sees the worst in every scenario, always expecting the worst possible outcome. This pessimistic outlook on life is what keeps him in a perpetual state of depression. Despite his impressive intellect, Marvin is burdened by a sense of futility. He feels like nothing he does matters in the grand scheme of things. This existentia...
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