I know I've been saying this for months, but I bet Faye's gonna refer him to Dr. Buenvenida.
Kinda expecting his name to be Marvin.
it does seem to support the argument that Jeph has started writing his autobiography in disconnected sections via various established and new characters.
What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that.
Faye is increasingly making Bubbles her ethical compass...This is surprising?
[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
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[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
But you can be depressed for real reasons, too. You lost a friend, your long lasting relationship failed, you suffer from loneliness, you are getting bullied, you are in prison and they isolated you, you got a serious permanent injury like losing a limb or going blind, you have a serious disease like cancer that hurts you and might kill you, etc etc etc.
Those are also things that can contribute to depression as well. Being sad and having depression are different, yes, but there can be an overlap in contributing factors, and depression can present in a variety of ways.[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
But you can be depressed for real reasons, too. You lost a friend, your long lasting relationship failed, you suffer from loneliness, you are getting bullied, you are in prison and they isolated you, you got a serious permanent injury like losing a limb or going blind, you have a serious disease like cancer that hurts you and might kill you, etc etc etc.
Those are things to feel sad and unhappy about, which is different from the malignant nothingness of depression that Allie Brosh explained so well at Hyperbole and a Half.
The life-changing idea I got from the psychologically deep movie "Inside Out" was that sadness can counter depression.
[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
But you can be depressed for real reasons, too. You lost a friend, your long lasting relationship failed, you suffer from loneliness, you are getting bullied, you are in prison and they isolated you, you got a serious permanent injury like losing a limb or going blind, you have a serious disease like cancer that hurts you and might kill you, etc etc etc.
Those are things to feel sad and unhappy about, which is different from the malignant nothingness of depression that Allie Brosh explained so well at Hyperbole and a Half.No you can get a full depression from it, and people suicide because of such things.
[...] For some reason, Bubbles' face seems subtly 'off model' in this strip. Is it just me or does anyone else see it too?Artstyle changes all the time ... n ot so much recently anymore, sure, but a bit of variation is to be expected.
Pinkerton, old son, that may be me but have you wondered that some of your problem may be due to the fact that you are self-absorbed and insist that reality conform to what you want it to be, no matter what people explicitly say to your face? This is just a guess on my part but I believe that this could lead you to lots of social problems that might impact your mental balance.
Besides, since robots are basically people in this comic, its an interesting longterm conflict that they cannot age.
That means one day Bubbles will be without Faye, while she will still be "young". I wonder if she will decide to "die" at this point.
What is the deal with calling Winslow "Pinkerton", by the way? Out of curiosity.
What is the deal with calling Winslow "Pinkerton", by the way? Out of curiosity.That wasn’t Winslow (Though he does look similar)
Still lost on the Pinkerton thing, though.
You're right. I dunno why I thought it was. It's been awhile since I've seen Winslow, I guess.They’re pink? I mean I think it’s just meant to be a “clever” play on words.
Still lost on the Pinkerton thing, though.
Augh, now they'll have to add a disclaimer to their website:
"We do not claim to be psychotherapists, nor do we advertise any such service. We supply physical parts, repair and maintenance ONLY."
-And if they want to be really crystal-clear:
"Any attempt to portray our business as supplying any such service will be regarded as grounds for legal action."
What is the deal with calling Winslow "Pinkerton", by the way? Out of curiosity.
Couldn't hurt.Augh, now they'll have to add a disclaimer to their website:
"We do not claim to be psychotherapists, nor do we advertise any such service. We supply physical parts, repair and maintenance ONLY."
-And if they want to be really crystal-clear:
"Any attempt to portray our business as supplying any such service will be regarded as grounds for legal action."
We may add that disclaimer to these forums too, just in case.
I wonder if Pinkerton is currently telling all his on-line 'friends' about Faye's 'wonderful reverse psychology'?
Poor Bubbles! She just can't fully believe that Faye is seriously into her, can she? There will always be a part of her that just doesn't believe that she is loveable. That's sad, but it says good things about Faye that she's sticking with what must be a very difficult relationship sometimes.
I am surprised by the reaction to Bubbles here. I don't see what she said as reflecting insecurity.
Sometimes relationships end in spite of the very best of intentions in the world. Sad but true.
To simply assume that a relationship will last forever, while romantic, is not just naive; it's kinda taking someone's love for granted.
Bubbles will never do that.
As a streamer, that kind of forcing others to be your therapist is something I see way too often. Fortunately, not often in my own stream, but setting that boundary is something a lot of my friends and I have had to be very careful about. A quick vent about a bad day is fine, but too many people take advantage of the live nature of the medium to dump far too much personal information into chat and expect everybody to stop the flow and deal with it.Easier to blame some enigmatic force than to acknowledge that maybe you aren't qualified for a certain task.
And in at least one case I know of, a streamer did the opposite of Faye and tried turning his stream into a giant open unqualified therapy session, causing all kinds of unknown damage and backlash. Fortunately that didn't last long, but he quit doing it blaming "cancel culture" rather than understanding what a bad idea it was.
Deborah Bradshaw, owner of Hair Angel in Balmain, has even launched a campaign, Keep your mane sane, to encourage “a COVID conversation-free environment in the salon”.
“We are not trained therapists and the unintentional unload of their stresses, whether it may be a marriage breakup, work challenges or health concerns, can have a huge impact on the hairdresser,” she said.
As a streamer, that kind of forcing others to be your therapist is something I see way too often. Fortunately, not often in my own stream, but setting that boundary is something a lot of my friends and I have had to be very careful about. A quick vent about a bad day is fine, but too many people take advantage of the live nature of the medium to dump far too much personal information into chat and expect everybody to stop the flow and deal with it.
And in at least one case I know of, a streamer did the opposite of Faye and tried turning his stream into a giant open unqualified therapy session, causing all kinds of unknown damage and backlash. Fortunately that didn't last long, but he quit doing it blaming "cancel culture" rather than understanding what a bad idea it was.
Now I'm remembering pwhodges pointing out that every relationship ends in a breakup except the ones that end with a funeral.
...Fixing the damage Bubbles did to your ass: quotes given free.
Ass-kicking: Free