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:An "existental" crisis is what happens when you are so focused on the big picture you forget details like how to spell "existential."[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.11|108.162.238.11]] 18:40, 8 February 2017 (UTC) | :An "existental" crisis is what happens when you are so focused on the big picture you forget details like how to spell "existential."[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.11|108.162.238.11]] 18:40, 8 February 2017 (UTC) | ||
::I have added explanation on where and why the knob is turned to tick 13, and also a trivia about the spell error, and thanks, I had corrected it in the transcript, but now turned it back, as it should be as in the comic. Maybe Randall updates it, as he has done so often when he makes bland mistakes like this, but that has not happened so far when I post here. If he does that should be noted in the trivia along with the reason why. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:05, 8 February 2017 (UTC) | ::I have added explanation on where and why the knob is turned to tick 13, and also a trivia about the spell error, and thanks, I had corrected it in the transcript, but now turned it back, as it should be as in the comic. Maybe Randall updates it, as he has done so often when he makes bland mistakes like this, but that has not happened so far when I post here. If he does that should be noted in the trivia along with the reason why. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:05, 8 February 2017 (UTC) | ||
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There is no mention of the term "existential crisis" in the comic, and I don't see how any of this is related to "current world events". Existential paralysis means that when you only think about the biggest picture possible, nothing seems to matter anyway - it's just us tiny insignificant humans on this planet that will eventually turn barren wasteland when the sun expands etc. This doesn't help instill motivation to act, hence paralysis. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.11.95|172.68.11.95]] 06:57, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | There is no mention of the term "existential crisis" in the comic, and I don't see how any of this is related to "current world events". Existential paralysis means that when you only think about the biggest picture possible, nothing seems to matter anyway - it's just us tiny insignificant humans on this planet that will eventually turn barren wasteland when the sun expands etc. This doesn't help instill motivation to act, hence paralysis. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.11.95|172.68.11.95]] 06:57, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | ||
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::In any case focusing on the activities of Trump is NOT looking at the big picture [[Special:Contributions/162.158.88.212|162.158.88.212]] 16:41, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | ::In any case focusing on the activities of Trump is NOT looking at the big picture [[Special:Contributions/162.158.88.212|162.158.88.212]] 16:41, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | ||
:::"Getting '''to''' deep into all this could cause ..." someone to level accusations of trolling. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.28|198.41.238.28]] 23:42, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | :::"Getting '''to''' deep into all this could cause ..." someone to level accusations of trolling. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.28|198.41.238.28]] 23:42, 9 February 2017 (UTC) | ||
− | ::::Well I disagree. My reasoning is based on the the fact that Randall lately has included [[1756: | + | ::::Well I disagree. My reasoning is based on the the fact that Randall lately has included [[1756:_I'm_With_Her#Sad_comics|several comics]] that could be seen as being caused by a [[1761: Blame|sad]]/[[1773: Negativity|negative]] state of mind. All these comics (five so far) have come out since Trump got elected, with no similar comics like these coming out in the year before that event! And that he did not wish Trump as president was made clear in [[I'm With Her]], which I expect everyone agrees on! If Randall can only either be focusing on his e-mails (or [[Stardew Valley]], see also [[Sad]] for that) or else panic and end up paralyzed because he reads the news and think about what may happen then that is quite a negative view of the world and your own level of sanity. And it is not just about Trump but also about the global warming we know for sure Randall fears (which Trump may increase with his executive orders, but which where already really bad before he entered the political scene) and all the other problems (wars, famine, pollution violence etc.) right now as he referred to indirectly in [[2017]]. So maybe there is no mention of crisis, but I did not insert that link originally. (Actually I rather changed thew word crisis to paralyzed in the explanation). But it is not true that a existential paralysis would only come about because you see your self as a dot on a small insignificant planet. But that could also cause it though. Randall has been quite explicit in the comic by not mentioning Trumps name even once in any of his comics. That is not the same care he has taken with other politicians earlier in other elections. So in it self that could also be seen as a statement. And all these comics could be interpreted differently than this, which is goo. And had they appeared separately over a few years, rather than three months, I would have agreed with you. But there are already now as many comics with such a sad interpretation possible (or inevitable) during the last three months as there are sad [[:Category:Cancer|Cancer comics]] over the two years where he posted 12 of these around the time his wife got cancer. Yes only five of those 12 could seriously be interpreted as being sad on Randall's behalf. (The other 7 only if you generally thought it was sad to joke about cancer, or a joke was sad because cancer was mentioned, even if it was the cure). So for sure something different has happened to the type of comics coming out on xkcd since Trumps election, and that is an important fact to behold on a site like this, just like we keep track of comics about the climate, and about time travel etc. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:42, 10 February 2017 (UTC) |
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