This is one of Elliot’s powerful inner monologue quotes from the tv series Mr. Robot. Mr. Robot is a psychological thriller/drama that follows the story of Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity expert and vigilante hacker. He suffers from various mental health issues, including social anxiety disorder and dissociative identity disorder.

Elliot, played by Rami Malek, is a brilliant but socially isolated programmer working for a cybersecurity firm during the day. At night, he becomes a vigilante hacker, targeting corrupt individuals and organizations to bring about social justice. He is approached by the enigmatic and anarchistic Mr. Robot, played by Christian Slater, who recruits Elliot into an underground hacker group called “fsociety.”

Mr. Robot is a thought-provoking and intense television series that explores themes of rebellion, personal identity, and the societal implications of technological advancement, all wrapped in a captivating and visually striking narrative.

Here’s the Mr. Robot quote transcribed:

Krista: “What is it about society that disappoints you so much?”

Elliot: “Oh I don’t know, is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man even when we knew he made billions off the backs of children?

Or maybe it’s that it feels like all our heroes are counterfeit; the world itself’s just one big hoax. Spamming each other with our burning commentary of bullshit masquerading as insight, our social media faking as intimacy.

Or is it that we voted for this? Not with our rigged elections, but with our things, our property, our money.

I’m not saying anything new. We all know why we do this, not because Hunger Games books makes us happy but because we wanna be sedated. Because it’s painful not to pretend, because we’re cowards.

Fuck Society.”