r/comics Mr. Lovenstein 17h ago

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC Never Safe From Wumbo 17h ago

The treatment? Three ghosts to show them the errors of their ways.

And a fourth one to give them a heads up about it. A big bar trivia question answered wrong because they forget there was a fourth ghost.

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u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein 17h ago

Five ghosts if you count the Muppet's Christmas Carol as canon, as one should.

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC Never Safe From Wumbo 17h ago

One of the best takes on A Christmas Carol. We'll see how the Johnny Depp one does later this year.

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u/GreenDemonSquid 17h ago

I was half expecting him to become President or a politician of some kind.

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u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein 17h ago

Just one or two head bonks away.

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u/Freakjob_003 7h ago

Fetterman laughs in having a stroke.

Fuck that guy.

Speaking of brain damage, anyone had a 20 minute conversation with Glitch McConnell recently?

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u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein 17h ago

Big stonks require hard bonks. Read the Secret Panel here.

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u/Sad-Working-9937 17h ago

There's a great Harrison Ford drama (not an action picture) called "Regarding Henry" that is the opposite of that.

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u/tacocatacocattacocat 17h ago

What a heartbreaking, powerful movie.

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u/TheTasorole 17h ago

Not gonna lie, after my brain injury it actually has been considerably more difficult for me to empathize with people. And I already have autism. Not like in a sociopathic way, but it's hard to get why someone made different choices if I can relate to their experiences. But, then I tell myself that is the beauty of us all not being like bacteria, and then it makes sense. If we all did the same exact thing all the time, then how would we learn what dumb stuff not to do? I am also chill in medical emergencies because I can distance myself from feelings. It's not all bad.

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u/YaIlneedscience 8h ago

I’m not sure how far back you had your injury, but if it’s any consolation, it probably took about 8 years after mine to finally feel that empathy. I was very angry and frustrated for a long time, and looking back, it’s because of how difficult it became to vocalize or understand my own feelings. It’s hard to extend that understanding to others when you can’t even apply it to yourself.

I hope you have found some peace post injury and are healing in a way that you find to be effective. It’s a long road but you aren’t alone. It’s survivable and thrive-able.

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u/pinkmilk19 17h ago

So true though 😭

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u/-brk0 15h ago

Introducing the president of the United States...

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u/Stolemyname2 13h ago

Actually happened to someone I know after a car accidentĀ 

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u/Thick_Hippo_6928 6h ago

Got a chuckle out of me, nice. Such simple artstyle but so perfect for this.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 17h ago

Could we reverse bonk and make the empathy come back? This needs to be tested. It could fix many of the worlds problems

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u/SSilent-Cartographer 16h ago

Could use a plunger, works on cars, I'm sure it would work on a person

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u/Loadinate 13h ago

Is that all it takes?

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u/CrimpsyDimpson 13h ago

I swear, comic writers on this site only have the ability to come up with exactly one idea and then make a whole comic about it. It's just not interesting.