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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by nekothegamer@sh.itjust.works to c/me_irl@lemmy.world

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i wonder what y'all have to say about this

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[–] bss03@infosec.pub 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I feel like anybody stuck in that state of mind would likely fail to see the satire in it.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

maybe it's meant to be a satirical rebuttal to that thinking instead

I don't see that. If it's satire it's pretty harmful and ineffective

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago

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".