Someone commented a reply which I thought worthy of highlighting:

“I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are.”

Oh they brought a lot of love alright

“because old people run them”

Like a pick-me girl, except putting humanity down for the attention of companies.

Agreed with you.

But not sure how they’d picture paint chipping off the wall in a way to connect the joke as quickly. Maybe they should have had the 3rd pane say “we used to drink straight out of the tap” and the last pane should’ve been them testing a sink.
¯_(ツ)_/¯

🔝 👌

Yeah but now it opens up another mystery because these movies aren’t actually romantic.

Where do they live?

Did you not read the title of the post?

That’s the wording a lot of other people would use, I’d say. I wouldn’t be able to put together a PC, and most people I know are like that. I have maybe two cousins that can. But we’d probably all agree that plug-and-play means that you buy something and it works just like that. For example, a refrigerator is likely plug and play, because you don’t expect to have to put together the components to make it work. You just plug it in and it works.

The original comment said “welcome to the majority of American living situations”

6-7= -1

Guys it’s -1!!

IT ALL TIES BACK

Ah, yes, I agree. It seems to be a toss-up.

I could just as easily say the opposite from my experience and those around me. I get $1 charges all the time. Not all do, of course, but plenty do.

Haha yes, well explained. I’m familiar with this info (actually just finished reading Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy, by Kip Thorn which I highly recommend if you’re into this).

I meant event horizon, in this instance, but yes this comic isn’t meant to be accurate anyway (last pane). But to your original point - wouldn’t the black hole be a vacuum cleaner for all things within its event horizon?

A nice gesture that’s focused on the validation of the giver, in clear violation of the stated wishes of the receiver, is not a nice gesture.

I think this is the heart of it. Really depends on OPs delivery, but if this was at least communicated, I can’t see how they wouldn’t see where OP was coming from too.

It’s so hard in this consumerist society to tell people sometimes it’s a better gesture not to wastefully buy things just to say you cared.

Though you’re right, I assumed the point was that she got caught in the gravity well… Which does take her away without hope of return.

Sometimes it’s helpful to connect the dots between billionaires and the voices that do all the talking which affect public discourse. edit: I know you’re joking, but js.