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Comic in 4 Panels

Panel 1: A young bright-eyed man stands in front of a house.

Grandpa: I’m going to buy a house!

Panel 2: The young man is now old and bespectacled. He’s telling this story to his grandson, who is listening politely.

Grandpa: …and that was how I bought my house when I was 23!

Panel 3: Grandpa’s story turns into a yelling rant

Grandpa: I WORKED AT THE DRIVE-IN ALL SUMMER FOR THAT HOUSE!! NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ANYMORE!

Panel 4: Grandpa watches as his grandson unplugs a cord from the wall with a * POP *

Grandpa: …why are you unplugging my lamp?

Grandson: I’m just practicing

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Zach M. Stafford

  • axx@slrpnk.net
    5·
    1 hour ago

    In my limited experience, they are not interested in factual truth as much as they just want their opinion and biases validated. When push comes to shove, they’ll fall back to “everyone’s entitled to their opinion” (which they don’t apply consistently to others with differing opinions).

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      1 hour ago

      Oh absolutely. They nod sympathetically during the explanation, but do not absorb it. Hence the repetitive cycle