A Burning Problem
Transcript:
A short comic strip in four panels:
Panel 1. A large, anthropomorphic red dragon, dressed in a suit and tie, lies on the couch in the office of a small, anthropomorphic unicorn therapist. The therapist sits in a chair, listening to the dragon. The décor is cosy and the dragon is making large, angry gestures while the unicorn listens attentively and stoically with his notepad on his lap.
Dragon: I mean, I don't get it. I'm a billionaire, I own the press... So why doesn't everyone like me?
Panel 2. The unicorn therapist launches into a possible explanation, surprising the dragon.
Unicorn Therapist: Maybe it's because everything about you is anger, control, deceit, and intimidation?
Panel 3. The dragon looks shocked and angry with the unicorn, who is unfortunately too focused on his notepad to see the dragon's reaction.
Unicorn Therapist: In our jargon, we call that being a toxic little piece of...
Panel 4. The small unicorn sits alone in his office, which is now burnt and blackened, suggesting it was ravaged by a torrent of flames from the Dragon patient.
Unicorn Therapist: Note to self: try a softer approach next time. (in small) and buy an extinguisher.
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ntoyohito@comicscamp.club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tebn7OLqLu8
It reminded me of this song, which I discovered a few hours ago :P
★stefan@akko.lightnovel-dungeon.de
You are really on fire with critizizing stuff in your comics lately aren't you? :akko_giggle:
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I love the 4-panel mini comic series. Easy to read but still full of meaning. Keep up the great work David.
davidrevoy
@stefan Thank you!
Yes, I'm fascinated by how versatile a short format like this can be, I enjoy maintaining it weekly while keeping the production of Pepper&Carrot episode 39 in background ☺️ I'll probably continue to distillate here and there my questioning and criticism this way. They travel way faster than any long blog post.
8 ★itscarryl@mastodon.social
that’s a hecking cute unicorn and such devastating outrage. Someone had to tell them!
★xanathar@hachyderm.io
love the dragon being orange
★Morgunin@rollenspiel.social
These keep getting better and better.
★davidrevoy
@Morgunin Thank you! 💜
2 ★Stem
J'imagine que c'est ABSOLUMENT PAS inspiré d'un homme politique bien réel et que toute ressemblance est une pure coïncidence.😇
3 ★ygor@floss.social
I remember seeing a French comedian called Paul Cabannes talking about the time he met the Brazilian president and the French president at the G20 summit, and he wondered how presidents manage to stay sane when they're always surrounded by sycophants. I guess not all of them manage it, and neither do the billionaires.
As @pluralistic says, the billionaires aren't OK.
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/24/robo-lickspittle/
★space_cadet@aus.social
@ygor @pluralistic
Perhaps this is the reason why money and power almost always seem to structurally delete morality from otherwise ordinary humans' brains.
davidrevoy
@space_cadet @ygor @pluralistic Structurally delete or absent in the first place: that's something I'm curious about. (might be also both, not at the same time, but depending on the cases)
3 ★ygor@floss.social
@space_cadet @pluralistic
I think it is a bit of both. There are plenty of awful people who aren't rich or powerful. And many of those people desperately want power, and some of them end up getting it. But even for those who have a moral compass to begin with, becoming too powerful creates a disconnect with the rest of humanity, which can be dehumanizing in both directions.
This is sometimes explored more metaphorically in fantasy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbwJyXnlMes
#EquestriaGirls
★monilenyan@mastodon.social
@ygor @space_cadet @pluralistic Indeed. If you've ever discovered that someone else had it worse than you thought, or has issues you don't, then you know how hard it is to be objective in practice. The key is to be curious and always check assumptions before forging a long lasting opinion. Or at least be open to changing that opinion when you realize the assumptions were false.
I believe that the whirlwind of politics and money can easily make even good people forget about this.
cy@fedicy.us.to
always seem to structurally delete morality from otherwise ordinary humans' brains.
This again. Citation needed...
CC: @ygor@floss.social @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org @pluralistic@mamot.fr
viq@hackerspace.pl
wouldn't get away that easily with @Memos_from_Lofwyr 😂
andybel@mastodon.social
It is super!!!
:flag_wbw: :cdrr: :trebuchet: :ThisTBH: :kirby:
davidrevoy
@andybel
Thank you!
conchoid@mastodon.gamedev.place
little piece of ... well, shit
silverfish@yourwalls.today
the way the unicorn is totally chill and deadpan throughout *all* of it adds so much to this ★
ToonLink@fandom.ink
Looks like he was fired. :blobcat3c:
davidrevoy
@ToonLink 😆 🔥
2 ★nartagnan@mstdn.fr
Parfait 👍
★Babzy@mastodon.social
😅🤣
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