People who hate Maximus simply don’t understand his character

People who “hate” Maximus seem to think that he is fully self-aware and that all of his actions, whether selfish or cowardly, have malicious intentions. When really his growth as a person has just been significantly stunted by his BoS upbringing.

I mean, the guy didn’t even know what sex was. Obviously he is very ignorant of the world. This is his first time experiencing many things in life and he’s in way over his head. He’s a reflection of Lucy in this regard. He understands the wasteland, but not basic human decency. Whereas Lucy is the opposite. [But viewers lacking in media literacy may fail to grasp this.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fotv/s/mO5EIcnqFk)