In Popular Culture
"The Greater Fool" was the name of the season final episode of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom. It was used to describe the show's main character, Will McAvoy, because of his belief in doing "real news." Throughout the episode, Will views it as a negative term. However, financial reporter Sloan Sabbith tells Will, "The greater fool is someone with the perfect blend of self delusion and ego to think that he can succeed where others have failed. This whole country was made by greater fools."
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