A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also jokes.
I would say that in retrospect Microsoft's Clippy wasn't so bad. He gave some pretty great tips on how to write a memo. He didn't destroy the environment by consuming more energy than most countries. He didn't help bomb any countries.
All in all, C- to B+ range, realistically.
By the way, if someone is serving for the United States military, it is a bit old fashioned to say "thank you for your service", perhaps try instead: "you are a traitor to the human race."
The only permanent solution to toxic misogyny is to genetically engineer an apex race of "super gays" to rebalance the ecosystem.
I will NOT be elaborating on this plan of action. Thank you for the consideration.
In an open and free society, the State or media owners knowingly propagating lies should be be considered exactly the same as them censoring the truth.
Freedom of speech is the freedom to openly debate the truth, not the freedom to control media to subvert it.
Either/Or Bandit -
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/645
Yes, I do believe that if the Vikings had the technology to build the electric guitar, then they would have discovered heavy metal and easily conquered the planet.
I'm not sure why this is considered "controversial".
Some people are apparently claiming that Silicon Valley Tech Bros have consciousness, like normal humans.
As someone who studies these issues carefully, I can assure you that this is an utterly preposterous claim. Yes, they can mimic humans, but they are fundamentally incapable of original thought.
It's weird to me that people were surprised that Bill Gates was in the Epstein files. Like...really? You were surprised that the guy who invented Internet Explorer 6 was evil??
Come on.
"A better world is possible" used to be an uplifting message about the dream of creating a better future.
Now it is just a straightforward statement. Like…FOR SURE a better world is possible. This stupid shit we are up to now definitely isn't the best we can do. Not even close.
In other words, maybe...and I'm just brainstorming here, it is actually BAD for an AI Chatbot to decide who to bomb, etc.
Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.
Intelligent Life on Earth -
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/644
It must suck to spend your life getting wealthy and famous, only to realize too late that the true secret to happiness is studying old Greek philosophers and eating huge pots of cheese.
The modern mind is not able to comprehend how the Roman Empire was able to administer an territory all the way from Egypt to Hadrian's Wall without making use of Jira Sprint Planning.
Marx is Unfrozen in the Future
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/643
Slowly realize that everything is terrible: sadness.
Quickly realize that everything is terrible: comedy.
if i were a boxer i would simply spray insulation foam inside my skull, rendering me IMMUNE to all knockouts, and easily become world champion of the world
There are generally accepted to be 6 stages in human history, based on the material that is most fundamental to the economy:
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Industrial Age
Information Age
Like and Subscribe Age (the final stage of human development).
Yeah they weren't offended by the stereotype.