i wonder what y'all have to say about this
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ngl that post is rather toxic
Wait till they get into puberty.
i had one of those my self, and i was very stupid and anoying during that, that dosent mean my parents want me gone wtf
Uh, isn't it the kid saying they wish they were never born?
This comic might not be about you personally
What? But I'm the main character. Everything is about me personally.
Yep, parental puberty is a terrifying phase.
If you can't trust a cobra chicken on the topic of being toxic, whom can you trust?
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There's a suicidal way of thinking that when you are gone everyone will be better off. I think the comic could contribute to that thinking, but maybe it's meant to be a satirical rebuttal to that thinking instead.
Poe's Law
I feel like anybody stuck in that state of mind would likely fail to see the satire in it.
I don't see that. If it's satire it's pretty harmful and ineffective
I think the satire is to via hyperbole. My suicidal episodes did not make be think money would instantly appear in hand / in bank accounts, just that moving forward I would be no longer be a resource burden. This comic takes the results beyond reality to show how unreasonable even realistic expectations might be. (?)
That's my best defense of the satirical intent. The initial impression I got from the comic was not the satirical one; it did feel "toxic", or at least a like a mean-spirited (not funny) "be careful what you wish for".
I'm startimg to think that's the point.