Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 16, 2025

Paid? I thought you would do it for nothing…..

Calvin summed up social media in that middle panel.

Now he can start a podcast.

Well, with Rush Limbaugh gone to his reward, Calvin has a clear field!

We’ll call the show “Calvin says…”

You could always run for congress

Don’t spread conspiracy theories that will cause you to be sued.

Amazing prescience from 1995.

Calvin would’ve been a great social media influencer.

Calvin, there’s more opportunity on TV: CNN, MSNBC, Fox, ABC, etc.

Watterson’s prescience strikes again.

The sad, frustrating and frightening part about all of this is that so many people actually fall for it. Not surprising when education is not taken as seriously as entertainment, brainwashing and cults.

Donald T. And Elon M. behave like Calvin would

Calvin missed selling his soul to the corporate state.

And be elected as President. TWICE!!!

Every day from 8 to 8!

Or………….maybe President-elect ! ! ! !

First strip this week to be a happy one for Calvin. The first two days he was complaining about having to wait for the school bus when he didn’t want to go to school and yesterday he was in school. Now, school is over and Calvin can be happy for a time.

And here I always thought they were 6th grade school hall bullies. I was giving them too much credit.

Not forgetting to exploit the advantage of getting the last word in before cutting the listener off!

I’m constantly amused by how many people will jump up and down gleefully and say “Watterson sure predicted how rotten kids will be today!” Because none of you will admit that he explained how rotten you were back then.

He’s also perfectly described those Sunday morning talk shows are the major news networks.

Stephan A Smith could be is role model. Every notice how much he looks and acts like George Jefferson? Asking for a friend.

Pretty sure Watterson had Rush limbaugh and his local clones when he did this strip.

Why not Calvin,,,Biden been doing that for the last 4 years and before that in the Senate.

Hello, Joe Rogan! Guess it’s a dog eat dog world.

Talk about ahead of his time…

Good Lord, 30 years ago and still exactly on point. Brilliant.

Still happening. There just are more of them.

The View!!!!

Sadly, Calvin’s formula for a talk show has shown to be very successful. It’s no wonder why the state finds it so important to control the airways with dictatorships.

But then you get voted out as happened in November, 2024

“Truth” Social?

Another Donald Trump in the making.

This was written long before Trump, and yet, sounds as though it was written about him.

a dream come true… :j

This is now reality.

There are days where I don’t even want to bother scrolling the comments section here. This is one of those days.

Calvin was way ahead of his time…. Panel 2 says it all – the perfect left-wing podcast host. LOL…

Bill clearly predicted conservative podcasts decades in advance

Amen.

You have a future, maybe become the President.

I have two words for this…Don Lemon.

……evening news!!!!!

You may have found your calling, Calvin.

I wonder if Bill was referring to anyone in particular.

Replace “talk radio show” with “social media” and now we’re up to date.

Bill Watterson was far ahead of his time.

Well shoot. Looks like Calvin predicted the whole dang internet.

Gotta love today’s media

This was probably drawn before most of the idiot talking heads that are on the internet were even born!

JFC, this is so far ahead of its time!

I have always been somewhat befuddled at people who spend hours listening to podcasters. Some people say they listen while they work… but that distracts from concentrating on the work. Podcasting is basically listening to another human (a species which is not known for its honesty, integrity, or accuracy), present supposed “facts” — but in reality mostly personal opinion, whims, propaganda, conspiracy theories and hearsay “evidence”. So rather than actually observing the world around us, gathering the facts ourselves and drawing logical conclusions, podcaster audiences willingly allow their minds to be influenced by the biased personal opinions of others. And some of the stuff I’ve heard repeated from podcasters has “gullible, naive audience” stamped all over it. A person of logical and analytical mind can tear most podcasts apart… if they have enough spare time and desire to do so.

That’s not to say that all podcasting is wrong, but trying to discern the true from the false while listening to someone RANT on for hours can be difficult to do. It’s opening up one’s mind to whatever propaganda the podcaster decides to shovel out.

Podcasting upsets people emotionally and tends to make them “curse the darkness”. No matter what the status, supposed “validity” or experience of the podcaster, it’s still just a man (or woman) spouting information (which likely cannot be verified because it just goes on and on at machine gun pace). There are better things to do with one’s time, life, and mind than fill it with constant, lengthy drivel. If nothing else, turn off the radio and enjoy some peace for a while… and meditate on your own thoughts and observations. ;D

Disclaimer: this is a forum post… which is my personal opinion and no more certifiably valid than a podcast. But at least it doesn’t droll on for hours on end and gives you a chance to actually think and maybe verify / agree with / disagree with what I’ve posted. ie… it gives you a chance to think on your own.

Talk show? He could be the president!!

Some things never change.

Now, if we can just sit still for the next four….

Hmm, I guess we have had grifters like that for a long time; the trend would have to have been well established thirty years ago for Watterson to write about it. I wonder why those people are so much more effective and dangerous now than they were then.

Oh, if Mr. Watterson only knew what we would be doing with people that act like 6 year olds some 30 years later!!!

Wow, all the lefty haters on here. Its a comic, get over it.

Wonder what all you political whiners would have been saying if you could have been doing this 30 years ago?

Sounds like our current Prime Minister…

Sounds like a million dollar podcast nowadays

Apparently you can now run for president.

I love this one.

When was this strip actually written?

and get the medal of freedom for his “brilliance”

Whoa! Calvin is deja vu!!

Made for reality TV Go Calvin ! ;-)

It’s Calvin’s country now. You are all just living it in. For the time being, anyway. Fearless Leader and Mr. Big, on the other hand, could not be more pleased.

and the best part is he can vote himself a raise every 2 years

Seems like a LOT of people get paid for acting like a six-year-old these days…

but seriuosly…. that would be a good talk show

and you can sell t-shirts and books like Howie Carr along with some snake oil

What sad prophetic words of our continuing downward spiral in that regard. Haha! Wish I could be as cheerful as Calvin. Or maybe not.

Where are all the grown ups today? Not in the news media for sure.

I bet Robert 4170 is a Russian troll…

This was funny when it was first printed, now it’s just unsettling to think it has grown into such a mega dollar industry.

Relevant.

I thought that’s what Hannity was doing.

Calvin, you have summarised the typical commentators to the hilt! Hail to Bill.

Republicans get paid as well as elected using the same tactic. You can’t cure stupid, but republicans can sure create it.

He may have to fight Trump for the #1 job!

Imagine that…you won’t even have to imagine.

It was called Air America

Trump should have gone that route.

Calvin’s comment in the last panel was an insult to six-year-olds everywhere!