r/AskReddit • u/DrCompenomics • 13h ago

Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

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u/narsfweasels 9h ago

One name: Esther Rantzen.

And what was worse? She was known as an absolute tyrant at the BBC.

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u/Plastic_Truth3053 8h ago

Jenny Murray was awful to work with apparently, yet all that never came out