>>121101509>>121101622Squidward's real virtue, at least, is the understanding that the point of art isn't to be great, just to enjoy it. While he does have a clear complex about unrecognized talent, he never gives up. He plays the clarinet not to one day become a famous musician (though he dream about it), but because he loves music. He paints because he loves painting.
He doesn't get self-actualization through his job, but he understands that his life is more than that.
That we could all have the understanding of a Squidward.