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| date      = June 18, 2008
 
| date      = June 18, 2008
 
| title    = Internet Argument
 
| title    = Internet Argument
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| image    = internet argument.png
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| image    = internet_argument.png
 
| titletext = It's easier to be an asshole to words than to people.
 
| titletext = It's easier to be an asshole to words than to people.
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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The comic shows two people arguing online, with the argument getting incredibly heated, presumably due to a perceived lack of connection. Then, when Megan brings them into the same room for a moment, the argument settles. This effect is similar to what happens when people drive a car: they're more likely to get exasperated or angry at other drivers than they do when not driving, because the drivers can’t see each other’s faces or properly identify that they’re human in some way.
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Cueball is having an argument with someone else on the internet, so Megan floats over and flies him to the other guy. When they're face-to-face, they find that they can't argue with each other.
  
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In the first two panels, [[Cueball]] is exchanging some possibly profane insults with the other [[Cueball]]. [[Megan]] takes hold of Cueball and flies him to the other one, so they see each other face to face. In this situation, each remains silent as neither has anything to say to the other.
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The title text summarizes this, by noting that by having the argument on the internet, the other party is dehumanised, and therefore easier to criticise and be an asshole to, to use the wording of the title text.
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When Megan returns Cueball to his original computer, they resume their communication, but without the insults.
 
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The title text states the theming of the comic, being that arguments over the internet are easier than in real life, because online, the user is arguing versus “text” rather than an actual human with thoughts and emotions.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[Cueball is typing profanities into his computer.]
 
:[Cueball is typing profanities into his computer.]
 
:[Friend is typing profanities into his computer.]
 
:[Friend is typing profanities into his computer.]
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:[Megan floats in behind Cueball.]
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:[Megan comes behind stick Cueball.]
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:[Megan lifts Cueball.]
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:[Megan lifts stick Cueball.]
 
:[They are flying over mountains.]
 
:[They are flying over mountains.]
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:[Megan and Cueball are floating in front of the friend and his computer.]
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:[Megan and stick Cueball are floating in front of the friend and his computer.]
 
:[She sets Cueball down in front of the friend and his computer.]
 
:[She sets Cueball down in front of the friend and his computer.]
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:[Megan lifts Cueball again.]
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:[Megan lifts stick Cueball again.]
 
:[They are flying.]
 
:[They are flying.]
 
:[Megan sets Cueball down in his chair at his computer.]
 
:[Megan sets Cueball down in his chair at his computer.]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
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[[Category:Internet]]
 
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[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
 

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