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WCDT Strips 3186 to 3190 (28th March to 1st April 2016)

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oeoek:
I have complete confidence in Hanners turning it into an exact science in no time. People usualy say something is 'not an exact science' when they don't understand or control all the variables in a certain process. Go Hanners!

ps: Dad? Hi. No I'm not pregnant! I just wanted to borrow an GC-MS machine and a small electron microscope for a while... Yes, a SEM is fine, thank you daddy!

pps: If she does not have them already for exacting her cake recipes!

gopher:
While eonjoyin Hanners discomfort something struck me: The complete lack of ambition amongst people in the QC-verse. Outside of Dora, a succesful Businesswoman, the only one who seemed to accomplish anything, Angus, was shipped of to Mandyville. While in my 20s I wasn't surrounded by the most dynamic of people, they mostly had worthwhile goals and were striving towards them. Allowing those still in college a pass, the rest are absolutley pathetic. Fun, adorablem, enetertaining, but pathetic. they will end up in their 40s, still working minimum wage, sharing shitty flats/apartments and not having a clue what happened.

sitnspin:

--- Quote from: gopher on 29 Mar 2016, 04:13 ---While eonjoyin Hanners discomfort something struck me: The complete lack of ambition amongst people in the QC-verse. Outside of Dora, a succesful Businesswoman, the only one who seemed to accomplish anything, Angus, was shipped of to Mandyville. While in my 20s I wasn't surrounded by the most dynamic of people, they mostly had worthwhile goals and were striving towards them. Allowing those still in college a pass, the rest are absolutley pathetic. Fun, adorablem, enetertaining, but pathetic. they will end up in their 40s, still working minimum wage, sharing shitty flats/apartments and not having a clue what happened.

--- End quote ---

If they are happy, does it matter? Not everyone follows the same measure of what success means. To me success is having a life you enjoy with people you like being with. Not all of buy into the bullshit idea that money equals success.

BenRG:
Claire has a strong ambition too - She wants to progress in her chosen vocation (and that can involve rising quite high in academia and even the Federal government).

However, yes, 'post-college rut' was one of the early character themes of Questionable Content. One of the reasons for Faye's angst during her relationship with Angus was her realisation that she found 'comfortable' and stopped. Similarly, Marten found the same thing about himself, only in the area of his personal relationships rather than his career (his dreams and ambitions about which he remains unwilling to put too much effort into). It was his determination to actually take charge of his personal life that led him to taking a risk on a relationship with Claire.

gopher:

--- Quote from: sitnspin on 29 Mar 2016, 04:26 ---, does it matter? Not everyone follows the same measure of what success means. To me success is having a life you enjoy with people you like being with. Not all of buy into the bullshit idea that money equals success.

--- End quote ---

But most of them aren't particularly happy.
Faye's job is dodgy as hell and her boss sucks.
Marten does not want to be a librarian.
Penelope wants to work in publishing, but is doing nothing about it.
Will is a bar man, but does nothing about being a published poet.
Dunno about Steve, maybe he is still a spy on the QT.

I don't see earning enough cash to get by while working in an unfulfilling job and not doing anythong about getting a fulfilling job as particularly happinees affirming. Surrounded yourself with similar people mey help you get by, but you still are going to wonder what the hell happened when you are 40, in a dead end job, lice in a shared home with nothing, no accomplishments, no family, no job, to show for it.

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