#and also need above elementary school media literacy and some real empathy to understand

[my-pjo-stuff]

I hate when people say that Percy "tore down the system" or "rebelled against the gods" when he......really didn't. I mean sure he did some rebellious things- and certainly doesn't like them but....he never truly "tore them down" or "rebelled". At least not in a way that actually mattered. Because sure, the gods may claim their kids now- but they still ignore them. They still use them as cannon fodder and chess pieces for their own games. Most demigods still die extremely young and are forced to go on dangerous quests as children.

The gods still abandon the mortal parents of their children. Camp Halfblood still has major issues. The gods still hold the sole power monopoly. I mean shit- Percy himself still keeps on GOING ON QUEST and participating in the system the gods built! Begrudgingly, yes- but he still participates. Percy is still as much a cog in the machine as any other demigod- a special one, yes.

But a cog nonetheless.