2222

This is Modern Man: a creature completely without a will of his own, completely at the mercy of whichever impulse seized him last, unable to commit even to inaction.

2221

It must be exhausting to have this many feelings about computers.

2220

Holy smokes, is that a hint of self-awareness? It's almost enough to make me forgive Randall for being exactly as tall today as he was at age 15, and quite sufficient to make me forgive the weird spacing overrun going on with this comic*.



*But not nearly enough to make me forgive a 35-year-old man for not only still playing Pokemon but being so emotionally invested to be upset by the sight of a contrary political opinion

2219

Maybe XKCD always sucked.

2217

Wow, this is a really bold stand. I hope Randall takes on flat-earthers next.


2218

An even slightly less lazy artist would just draw them moving the wardrobe to France.

2216

This is a linkage between two bits of trivia serving no purpose other than to appeal to people who happen to know them. The internet has been tremendously effective in producing pedants with no higher desire than to have their pedantry recognized.

Do you think I enjoy this? Do you think I like having to catalogue this unending parade of banality? Does Randall even enjoy writing them? Do you think he even thinks this is funny-- that he even smiled when the idea came to him?

2214

This is topical, because the Nobel Prizes for this year are currently being awarded.


2215

Did you know metrics can sometimes be manipulated?

2213

OK, Randall wins-- I am unable to tell whether he actually thinks this is an interesting observation.

2212

Today in "incisive observations from 2007"

2211

I never knew something could be stunningly banal.

2210

"Good, I think? I mean, I'm not an expert. I will know better whether I think it's good once I watch a few Vox videos about it."