Zach Weinersmith / is on Nostr

The SMBC guy. Co-author of Soonish, illustrator of Open Borders, scop of Bea Wolf.

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2024-05-28 16:57:19

Humanness
Full comic here: http://smbc-comics.com/comic/humanness
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2024-05-16 13:24:21

Weird question:
Why do you think so few artists attempt to create a magnum opus? It really seems most people who are good at something want to just keep making it in various forms, but don't try to make a single lasting great work, even when they're in a position to try.
As an example of what I mean, take Virgil who became well known for pastoral writing, but always had an eye on writing a national epic. A few people still read Georgics and Eclogues, but the Aeneid is the Opus.

2024-04-09 11:53:20

Mildly interesting:
A lot of etymological roots for male/female are fairly insulting to women, e.g. ladies and gentleman = loaf-kneader and well-born, wife and husband = woman and householder, HOWEVER knight and dame is just the opposite, where a dame is the boss of a household and knight originally means something like boy or servant.
Good morning.

2024-01-14 21:23:40

Jump
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/jump (bonus panel here)
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2023-08-31 14:08:59

Stupid econ question:
Why isn't food more deflationary? Like, I understand why jobs involving humans have to keep up with the rising price of labor, but food gets more and more automated, no?
Or is it actually deflationary, but only on long scales? Or, will it *become* super deflationary once it's possible and economically viable to e.g. hire fruit pickers?
But that still wouldn't explain why, e.g. cereal, has gotten pricier over time.

2023-08-06 14:55:02

Post
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/post (click for bonus panel)
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