• deweydecibel@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s a really cynical read of what’s obviously a lighthearted joke.

    The joke in the last panel is that the book alien is stuck in a paradox. if they choose to engage in this debate, they would have to take the contrary position that engaging in a debate would not be fun. But by engaging in the debate, they would actually negate that argument, because you still participated in the debate.

    • MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Calling your own personal interpretation obvious is pretty silly. Also, the entire comic is pretty cynical, but it’s also lighthearted…so to each their own. I overstated it in a rush to get ready for work and can acknowledge your view on that paradox, but I maintain that the overarching moral is that it is still pointless to debate that which amounts to personal opinion.