Don't throw that away!

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we still have grandpa in a box in the garage because my mother refuses to get him an urn or go sprinkle him over the lake he liked. he's followed us through three houses and I'm concerned I'm going to inherit grandpa.

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people projecting their personal narrative onto a comic that couldn't care less about their personal feelings on the matter.

what's even funnier than the joke is that these people are actually getting triggered by how much an inanimate comic rejects their personal struggles with mental illness that their illness spills over and out of control.

it's a joke. chuckle and move on. your life will be so much better if you learn how to ignore the noise and move forward.

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Homo habilus, in case you were wondering

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Good one?

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I did not for even a second believe the artist was looking to depict a realistic view of a particular species, just the standard cultural view of early humans (ie so easy a caveman could do it). So no, I was not wondering.

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Well, this just took an interesting turn.

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There's that and the "this could be useful later" mentality. Things like empty cans, bread ties, old computer bits, loose tools etc. And though I'm not even close to hoarder (more of a minimalist) saving some stuff has really come in handy, like old cables or aforementioned bread ties

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Every tech geek got that box of old cables just because they might need one at some point.

And I for sure keep some extra bread clippy things around because I like them more than the twisty ties. But they also break a lot.

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I can't wait for the moment I get to introduce him to my niblings. "Hey cats, this is your great grandfather. Treat him with respect, change his box twice a year."

GHiLA

Welcome to Lemmy. You'll love it here.

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At least you can sprinkle grandpa then

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These people sure are fiesty about a comic

AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet

F'realz.

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Yeah but how much of him? Both of his husbands got ash we can pretend are him and put him in urns. It's a family tradition now to go out to the garage, look up in shame at the box of grandpa as you grab five popsicles just for yourself.

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There's a really good YT channel called Midwest Magic Cleaning, who cleans hoarder houses for free. He talks a lot about the "potential" of an item vs it's current value.

Hoarders will keep an item because it has potential, but the item will never "actualize" that potential. Thus the current "value" of the item is just taking up space

He also talks a lot about the emotional attachment, as well as the actual panic disorders that can be triggered by someone attempting a cleanup.

The comic is funny, but it's not really a good representation