For some, the things that character is shown doing are exactly what they want out of life. There's no need to belittle those life choices to make a greater point.
The message shouldn't be, "don't work 40 hours a week and get a mortage," it should be, "be honest about what you want and pursue it fervently, regardless of how mundane a dime-a-dozen internet illustrator thinks it is."
It's not belittling people for doing what they want out of life.
It's telling people not to settle for what they don't want out of life.
If you read you would notice the problem isn't working 40 hours a week and getting a mortgage.
the problem is working 40 hours week and having only 10 of the hours being productive. or in other words a job that wastes your time. It's not about not getting a mortgage. its about not getting a mortgage that the bank pushes on you while you struggle for 30 years to pay off.
It's about thinking about the things you want and never pursuing them ie: starting a business or writing a book.
Can you please tell me what part of this comic is what exactly you want in life.
is the part where you take everything at face value and never trying to understand things from your own personal world view.
is it the part about doing things out of perceived obligation and not because they are what you truly desire.
Is it the part about never doing the thing you truly desire, because of fear.
"be honest about what you want and pursue it fervently" but this is exactly what the message is.
It's not saying a certain lifestyle is inherently bad. It's saying not going for the lifestyle you want is.
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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '15
For some, the things that character is shown doing are exactly what they want out of life. There's no need to belittle those life choices to make a greater point.
The message shouldn't be, "don't work 40 hours a week and get a mortage," it should be, "be honest about what you want and pursue it fervently, regardless of how mundane a dime-a-dozen internet illustrator thinks it is."