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you do what you eat or something idk (infosec.pub)

submitted 6 days ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You’re trying to subvert the comic’s message to demonise it. Im sorry, was that meant to be met with an in-depth response?

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 days ago

Demonise is a bit strong. They're just offering an alternate interpretation that's more negative than yours.

I think it has some merit. A lot of people are forced out of a work/life balance. I've tried to stay out of careers that demand my whole life, and I still get sucked into doing nothing but working from time to time. That's life.

I can appreciate the fact that Beatrice has clearly stopped caring about the corporate machine, and that the author is trying to convey that we could all be the same, while still recognizing that the implication of the comic is a little half-baked due to the fact that the real-life financial capabilities of the working class are usually decided by how much they brown-nose and eat shit at work.

This sets two people up as enemies when one could be teaching and the other could be learning. Instead, they're locked in a battle of semantics. The comic has a little bit to analyze, I think. This discussion could even go further.