Why is Broad-Minded a Quirk?

[Figleaf23]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

It absolutely can't be a perk, since perks by definition have beneficial mechanics.

That's news to me. Can you point me to that requirement?

It's impossible for a non-mechanical quirk to contain beneficial features.

??? I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around that idea. Do you mean to say that without specific mechanics the descriptions of traits are meaningless?

The so-called benefits of Broad-Minded are all things that a non-Broad-Minded character could do just as well, so there's no actual benefit.

So, by analogy then, I suppose you wouldn't object to Quirks such as:

"You are good with money and it tends to find its way to you. And you don't react emotionally to money issues."