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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] is sitting at his desk writing an {{w|email}}. He is responding to Kevin, who sent him an email ''two years'' ago. Cueball is so far behind in responding to his email, he goes to great lengths to apologize for it. Instead of blaming the email culture which creates enormous quantities of messages, he blames himself for not keeping up. | + | [[Cueball]] is sitting at his desk writing an {{w|email}}. He is responding to Kevin, who sent him an email ''two years'' ago. Cueball is so far behind in responding to his email, he goes to great lengths to apologize for it. Instead of blaming the email culture which creates enormous quantities of messages, he blames himself for not keeping up. At this point in the email, the reader assumes that Kevin's message really demanded a faster response, being personal and timely. Then Cueball reveals that the email is just the ubiquitous {{w|LinkedIn}} invitation. A less socially anxious person who understands the irrelevance of such an email would not worry about failing to respond to such a request at all, and certainly would not pour his heart out at failing to reply. |
− | + | The title text continues this, suggesting that Cueball feels not even worthy of the original invitation. | |
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One could interpret the letter as a passive-aggressive lashing out, but that does not seem to be in character for [[Cueball]]. Had the character worn a [[Black Hat]] though... | One could interpret the letter as a passive-aggressive lashing out, but that does not seem to be in character for [[Cueball]]. Had the character worn a [[Black Hat]] though... | ||
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Cueball's difficulty in checking his email was previously addressed in [[1783: Emails]] (trivia: the comic numbers 1783 and 1873 are anagrammatic). | Cueball's difficulty in checking his email was previously addressed in [[1783: Emails]] (trivia: the comic numbers 1783 and 1873 are anagrammatic). | ||
− | This is the fourth comic within a year where | + | This is the fourth comic within a year where Randall uses "Kevin" as a go-to-name, although it was half a year since last time in [[1795: All You Can Eat]]. See details in that comics [[1795:_All_You_Can_Eat#Kevin|trivia]]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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[[Category:Email]] | [[Category:Email]] | ||
[[Category:Psychology]] | [[Category:Psychology]] | ||
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