Cyberpunk dystopias are depressing because we have all of the bad stuff (corporations running everything) and none of the cool stuff (cybernetic augments).

With any luck MAGAts will self-select in removing themselves like they did during COVID.

I guess it’s easier to tell when someone has a physical injury, which probably removes some of the stigma around talking about it.

Yup, pretty much the premise of the comic. When someone has a visible injury, (most) people will show empathy and acknowledge it’s a problem. But an invisible ailment like depression? Meh, no big deal, get over it.

One of many futuristic “dystopias” that actually ended up being far too optimistic compared to reality.

“This plague…the rioting is intensifying to the point where we may not be able to contain it.”

“Why contain it? Let it spill over the schools and churches, let the bodies pile up in the streets. In the end they’ll beg us to save them.”

Reality: “In the end they’ll refuse to be vaccinated anyway.”

Twitter to Threads is like leaving Derry for Jerusalem’s Lot.

Ah, the classic Zelda location the spoom tsol.

Same!

other m didn’t happen

That was literally the quote by my username in the Nintendo subreddit.

“Aren’t people going to see through that?”

I actually never interpreted it that way - I though it was just showing it getting worse - but that’s a good point and you may be right. It could be showing that he “fixed” the problem by pretending it doesn’t exist as much as he can around others, since none of them take it seriously anyway. Of course, that won’t help anything and will likely make it worse.

Sadly, Dread was not for me. Too much twitch reaction and pattern memorization required to progress, not enough exploration. Hoping I’ll like Prime 4 better!

Yeah, but unless we’re mercifully nuked into oblivion, it will be a very slow, painful demise.

Sure, but that’s not this situation. First they have to actually care to get to that point.

Don’t worry, the rich people aren’t in the car and will be safely flying overhead while we crash and burn.

He definitely wanted to, but there were still people around to tell him “no” back then. Not any more.

We shall see.

They’re better positioned than most to actually do something about it, but they won’t.

I’m not seeing much benefit for them. If their goal is to destabilize the US, we’re doing the job ourselves far better than they ever could. And if their goal is to conquer territory? The US is pretty isolated and it would be difficult to maintain control unless it was Mexico or Canada invading. Oh, other than Alaska, Russia could attempt to annex it. Trump might even just hand it over if they ask!

True!

It’s a very imperfect one, yes. But the comic is trusting that the reader will understand the metaphor. A big ask for some, it seems.