I think maybe it’d help if the guy didn’t live 40 miles away from work. I’m not at all getting enough relaxation time but still, living a <10min bike ride from my office means I can sneak in some quick gaming on my lunch breaks if I wanted
Also I have no idea whether this comic is progressive or conservative…
Commuting isn’t necessarily a choice, given housing prices or changes in career and such making it hard to live where you work. 30 year fixed mortgage in a bad economy means you ain’t moving anytime soon. I’ll never understand people who choose to live out in suburbia, though.
Also I have no idea whether this comic is progressive or conservative…
Neither, it’s just cynical. Signs in the background suggest the artist may be progressive (or at least supports unions), but the message of this particular comic is an exclusively cynical one.
The comment I was trying to make is that it feels like the comic is trying to make a point of something but I can’t tell if it’s pro-<thing> or anti-<thing>. As in, the depiction of the vidyagam obsessed guy is derogatory and the depiction of the chad-looking guy makes it seem like wanting time for relaxation is a self-failing and that you should aspire to be like the trad family man. All of the things the comic brings up though like the wage-slaving manager, excessive commute, etc are things that are real societal problems and the comic doesn’t make fun of those complaints like you’d expect based on the depictions of the characters.
But I didn’t want to write all of that out because it’s a comic.
Another thing I noticed is that the character is named Dilberg. That’s awfully close to Dilbert, and combined with the office setting it feels like it has to be a reference.
I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be satire (because the Dilbert guy is a twat), an homage (because the author is a twat who likes another twat), or just a coincidence.
It’s another point where the comic seems more confusing than communicative.
Another thing I noticed is that the character is named Dilberg. That’s awfully close to Dilbert, and combined with the office setting it feels like it has to be a reference.
I think maybe it’d help if the guy didn’t live 40 miles away from work. I’m not at all getting enough relaxation time but still, living a <10min bike ride from my office means I can sneak in some quick gaming on my lunch breaks if I wanted
Also I have no idea whether this comic is progressive or conservative…
Commuting isn’t necessarily a choice, given housing prices or changes in career and such making it hard to live where you work. 30 year fixed mortgage in a bad economy means you ain’t moving anytime soon. I’ll never understand people who choose to live out in suburbia, though.
That said, this dude needs a steam deck. Lol
Neither, it’s just cynical. Signs in the background suggest the artist may be progressive (or at least supports unions), but the message of this particular comic is an exclusively cynical one.
It’s a comic.
Yes, thank you I did notice that.
The comment I was trying to make is that it feels like the comic is trying to make a point of something but I can’t tell if it’s pro-<thing> or anti-<thing>. As in, the depiction of the vidyagam obsessed guy is derogatory and the depiction of the chad-looking guy makes it seem like wanting time for relaxation is a self-failing and that you should aspire to be like the trad family man. All of the things the comic brings up though like the wage-slaving manager, excessive commute, etc are things that are real societal problems and the comic doesn’t make fun of those complaints like you’d expect based on the depictions of the characters.
But I didn’t want to write all of that out because it’s a comic.
Another thing I noticed is that the character is named Dilberg. That’s awfully close to Dilbert, and combined with the office setting it feels like it has to be a reference.
I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be satire (because the Dilbert guy is a twat), an homage (because the author is a twat who likes another twat), or just a coincidence.
It’s another point where the comic seems more confusing than communicative.
What’s confusing?
There’s a guy living in wage slavery making poor life choices that he justifies to himself as he finds no joy elsewhere in life.
We sympathise with and laugh at the fool.
making fun of dilbert? dint he started glazing corporations at some point,
The tie is pure Dilbert.
Was a twat. He died back in January!