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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Antsan:
Say, is there a way to let Jeph know that today's comic is borked?
While it shows just fine at http://questionablecontent.net/ it doesn't at http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2886# where the image adress ends in .jpg instead of .png
FilliamHMuffman:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 30 Jan 2015, 03:43 ---
--- Quote from: FilliamHMuffman on 30 Jan 2015, 03:37 ---Faye is hurting because Faye refused to help herself and then refused to consider Dora by drinking while working for her.
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Genuine question. You ever known any addicts? Any depressives? Or anybody that has problems that, while at the root cause perhaps related to bad decisions they have made, is having issues beyond their control?
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Yes. But while you might have issues out of your control, your response to it is. I would be more lenient if this was a sudden collapse, but this has really been panning out for a while, and Faye has had many opportunities to prevent this. I remember an old strip where marten of all people made a quip about her drinking and she got mad instead of understanding where it was coming from. She has supportive friends and has even gone to a therapist. Is she still going? Doesn't look like it, even though it was clear she had many issues to work through. Just her demeanor to begin with is toxic, she insults people and while it was simply a device for comedy early on, it is now just sad to revisit. I really have no sympathy for a character that has made what little progress over the past ten years in spite of herself not because of herself. Or maybe this is just because Dora was always my favorite character. It's only a comic, so I shouldn't get so worked up.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: FilliamHMuffman on 30 Jan 2015, 03:59 ---Yes. But while you might have issues out of your control, your response to it is.
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Not always.
--- Quote ---I would be more lenient if this was a sudden collapse, but this has really been panning out for a while, and Faye has had many opportunities to prevent this. I remember an old strip where marten of all people made a quip about her drinking and she got mad instead of understanding where it was coming from. She has supportive friends and has even gone to a therapist. Is she still going? Doesn't look like it, even though it was clear she had many issues to work through. Just her demeanor to begin with is toxic, she insults people and while it was simply a device for comedy early on, it is now just sad to revisit. I really have no sympathy for a character that has made what little progress over the past ten years in spite of herself not because of herself. Or maybe this is just because Dora was always my favorite character. It's only a comic, so I shouldn't get so worked up.
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Ten years in real time. In comic time? Way, way less. We'd all do well to remember that while Jeph has been writing this for well over a decade, the characters in the comic have only been associating for like a couple of years. And problems like this are often much more complex a matter than simply having lots of supportive friends.
hedgie:
Poor Faye, poor Dora, and Marten and Hanners. They're all hurting right now.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Antsan on 30 Jan 2015, 03:53 ---Say, is there a way to let Jeph know that today's comic is borked?
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His email address is on the contact page; he reads it.
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