This is the problem with the worldwide economy. Unless you’re a FARMER or builder, whatever you do to earn a living is basically just busywork invented to keep us humans occupied. All we really NEED is food & shelter.
We need more than food and shelter. Life is not worth living without joy (no pun intended). Things don’t bring happiness, but many things in life do afford us the ability to interact with our friends and family. Many of the gadgets that exist such as phones, computers, the Internet allow that. As far as the comic goes, there’s always bleeep that no one really needs or even thinks about until he/she sees it.
Why do you think people in marketing have jobs? They tell us what we should want…not what we should need.
margueritem almost 16 years ago
A sad commentary…
WCLamb almost 16 years ago
Looks like “Sharper Image” to me. Can I say that here? Ahhhh, why not… they’ve already gone out of business.
BirishB almost 16 years ago
Methinks a “market correction” would involve the consumer patently refusing to enter such a store in the first place …
ninmas almost 16 years ago
how come danae is barely in this strip if she’s the star?
BirishB almost 16 years ago
ninmas – Danae is not the star. Satire is the star.
lalas almost 16 years ago
Ninmas – I feel like Wiley keeps a semi-normal schedule of 1 week of Danae and Co and 1 week of one-off cartoons.
GuntotingLiberal almost 16 years ago
Like the TV in every room and the four cars in every driveway? Zing.
shippingtroll almost 16 years ago
GuntotingLiberal, LOVE that avatar!! It is the perfect sign of the times.
As for the comic, Wiley is a genius. It works on so many levels. I hope the “Grand Opening” sign stay up beside the “Going out of Business” sign.
Wildmustang1262 almost 16 years ago
Uh, with those colorful balloons? Rolled eyes up/down!
robertolopez144 almost 16 years ago
He’s the slow one.
joylederman almost 16 years ago
This is the problem with the worldwide economy. Unless you’re a FARMER or builder, whatever you do to earn a living is basically just busywork invented to keep us humans occupied. All we really NEED is food & shelter.
omhr77 almost 16 years ago
Sorry Joy….
We need more than food and shelter. Life is not worth living without joy (no pun intended). Things don’t bring happiness, but many things in life do afford us the ability to interact with our friends and family. Many of the gadgets that exist such as phones, computers, the Internet allow that. As far as the comic goes, there’s always bleeep that no one really needs or even thinks about until he/she sees it.
Why do you think people in marketing have jobs? They tell us what we should want…not what we should need.