Wednesday, November 1, 2017
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A trifecta of Bad XKCD tropes:
1) False modesty in the form of what is meant to look like self-deprecation about being a nerd, while pointing out that actually nerds are the best
2) Stupid post-punchline dialogue
3) Alt-text that shows he clearly thinks this is a clever comic by cringeworthy over-commitment to the joke
Randall also often draws women's hair with more detail than men's, so that the women look weirdly three-dimensional in comparison. It's especially noticeable when they're standing right next to each other, since the tops of the women's heads appear to pop out of the frame in a really jarring way.
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2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2651 It's hard to be as smart as Randall, because you become aware of so many conflicting threats and demands you have to keep in bala...
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1863 The irony of pretending to care so much about this is greatly diminished by the overwhelming likelihood that Randall does in fact car...
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