If it was swapping one discriminated group for another (ie, disabled for black) then I could see it as that sort of comparison. But the specific structure of the text in this pic sounds more akin to “imagine a world where white people were the slaves.” I hear an implied, wistful “if only….” at the end.
The image smacks of I don’t want to suffer, I want the other side to suffer.
I’m sure it’s not your intent, but it’s also implying that the average person agrees with “dad is baby sitting while mom is parenting.” And I’d say that statement alone would get the average person’s back up.
Assuming you manage to find a mod that lengthens an in-game day to 24 hours, you might be able to create a dummy player that never exits the play-through, thus allowing time to continue passing even while all real players are offline. Not sure if that would cause any weird glitchiness.
Any thoughts on the best battery charger? We have a Nitrcore pro charger. Curious if he’d like an upgrade, or if a few more packs of batteries would be enough. We do cycle through them quickly in this house.
I think you’re actually right, and I’m theorizing the orange is a reference to the painting The Son of Man with the apple in front of his face? I’m likely reading too far into it…
It’s been a long while since I read this book back in the 90s, so I’m not married to my own interpretation. But it could be a lesson in privilege and charity. If you have all the things your community envies, it is healthy to share those things through charity. It’s not just about individuality in appearance, but could be an allegory for wealth and equalization. Like I said, could be way off base since I only remember the gist of it.
“Let’s see what’s going on.” My big brother and I had a group of stuffed animals, a whole host of characters, and we treated them as if they were all living their own lives outside of our awareness. So I would turn to my brother and say “do you want to see what’s going on?” And we would play out complex soap opera scenarios with the toys, who all had jobs and families, relationships, and drama. We’d just drop in from time to time to catch up on the story. Good times.
If you feel like the joke is going over your head, you’re most likely overthinking it. Farside comics are notoriously silly and simple. For the most famous example, check out the wiki article for “Cow Tools.” It should help put everything into perspective!
A note for anyone stumbling upon these comics for the first time: if you read too much into these, you’re going to walk away confused. If you don’t like that kind of humor, it probably just isn’t for you. I personally find them to be quaint and cozy, but it’s definitely not for everyone.
Hope everyone scrolls long enough to find the one that hits right though!
Maybe I’m just too morbid, but I’m convinced this is a shrine. My imagination is running wild with “lonely old widow(er) has beloved dead pets stuffed in memoriam.”
I think the thing that stands out the most to me is the little dog on the right side, with his feet on the desk, looking directly at a picture of another dog.
That being said, I hope they were all alive during the taking of this photo. Fingers crossed.
If it was swapping one discriminated group for another (ie, disabled for black) then I could see it as that sort of comparison. But the specific structure of the text in this pic sounds more akin to “imagine a world where white people were the slaves.” I hear an implied, wistful “if only….” at the end.
The image smacks of I don’t want to suffer, I want the other side to suffer.
I’m sure it’s not your intent, but it’s also implying that the average person agrees with “dad is baby sitting while mom is parenting.” And I’d say that statement alone would get the average person’s back up.