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Masochism found in QC

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HolySkinnyAgent:
An EXCELLENT point. When I consider that the same point always comes up, which is basically trying to understand why people like drama in the first place. I think the biggest reason is because people relate to the characters that they are investigating, and apply what they see to their own lives. But I don't feel like I relate to any of these characters, and the only thing I see them as are examples of ways I would like to not conduct myself. Which is why it makes me wonder if i'm just being a bastard and simply choosing to hate something.

(uh sorry i'm not trying to turn this into some kind of therapy session it's just, it's hard to understate how good it feels to finally talk about this, even if it is on a forum)

Vendetagainst:
I prescribe an L-Dopa/Prozac cocktail, chased with 300 ccs of Absinthe. Then have a good night sleep and mull it all over in the morning.

ashashash:
Hah, you're not alone.  I don't necessarily hate QC at all, but the super-slow pace gets on my nerves and I don't care about probably 4/5s of the strips; if I wasn't already reading it, I wouldn't start now.

But sometimes there are still strips that are pure gold, or plot twists that grab my interest.  So ... I mean.  I still do enjoy it.  But I definitely see where you're coming from.

tuna ketchup x:
Seven layers of irony, right here.

I think there must be something you like about the comic if you keep on reading it. You may not "like" it, but it compells you. Maybe that's the way some people feel about soap operas, or comic book series. I know there are authors I still read, even though I don't like their later stuff so much, more out of habit than anything. But there is something you like about QC if you keep reading it and posting about it, even if it's just the familiarity of the characters. Or you absolutely HATE it, and just like the mental snarking. That's why I watched the RNC. Either way it counts as a click and Jeph gets his money so wins and Internets all around.

benji:
I certainly know what you're talking about. I don't feel this way with QC, but there are certainly elements of popular culture that I find fascinating simply because I can't figure out why they appeal to people. I've certainly watched episodes of popular TV shows at times just to ask myself "what is it about this that people like?" I used to avidly follow the top 10 lists for movies and music, partly because I enjoyed my sense of bewilderment when something I regarded as completely awful would find its way to number 1. I don't do that nearly as much any more, but I still understand the sentiment.

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