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Will Wil and Penelope's relationship last?
kitty_Ari:
I dont think Penelope was too hard on him. I cant remember if he ever said he was unemployed but maybe wrong. Though having to borrow money off of Sven to take her out should have told me it was so - And yes, I have spoken like Penelope did, because lets face it, he is as wishy-washey as they come. He needs to Man up, get a job to support himself while writing instead of living off everyones coat-tails...
**known too many people like him, and he makes me mad......
BryanP:
--- Quote from: ponderch3rry on 07 Jul 2009, 04:55 ---Bah... Penelope was a complete jerk to him in todays comic.
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Meh. He's an adult with no job and not even making an attempt. That's his choice to make, (and not bad if you can get away with it) but if that's not the kind of person she wants then she deserves to know.
dcnblues:
--- Quote from: kitty_Ari on 08 Jul 2009, 05:40 ---...And yes, I have spoken like Penelope did, because lets face it, he is as wishy-washey as they come. He needs to Man up, get a job to support himself while writing instead of living off everyones coat-tails...
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Bah. We live in an ignorant, puritanical culture. I'm with Will, and don't think he deserves what he's getting. To my mind, there's nothing more ignorant than the belief that having to work to support oneself doesn't (usually) cripple one's creativity. I'm with Aristotle:
--- Quote ---All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. -Nicomachean Ethics
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quix0te:
I honestly didn't even register the last strip as abuse because Wil is already a punchline. I think that abuse would be much more warranted NOW, because "I don't have a job and live with my parents" is a very different statement than "I haven't had a job in SIX YEARS". In the second case, unless he has undeniable sex appeal or other purely physical reasons to stay with him, I'd show his ass the airlock. Even if the physical side was REALLY good, I don't know what kind of future there is with a guy who lacks the ambition, or even shame, to support himself.
Is it cold in here?:
I think living off other people when you're able-bodied degrades the soul.
A writer should have life experience in order to write about humans. Jobs are life experience.
On the other hand Maddness was on solid ground pointing out the difference between "I choose not to date people who've chosen the path of the unemployed artist" and saying "You're a total fucking loser!".
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