******************************************************************************** * selective incoherence * * #0005 * * 18/08/2015 * * * * "The common delusion of personal life choices" * * * * by Konstantinos Gkoutzis * * https://kgk.gr/sinc/0005/ * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#01# * * * * <TheArchitect> But in order for this efficient world design * * to be manageable and sustainable, * * the global population needs to decrease * * by at least a few billion. * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#02# * * * * <TheGeneral> This is amazing! * * What are we waiting for?? * * We must level * * overpopulated cities * * immediately! * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#03# * * * * <TheProfessor> No, no, we do not need that * * outrage again. We have to pursue * * this discreetly, via their food, * * their water, their medicines, their... * * * * <TheGeek> You're both wrong. * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#04# * * * * <TheGeneral> What was that?? What did you say?? * * * * <TheProfessor> Let the newcomer speak. * * * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#05# * * <TheGeek> The technologies required * * to achieve this design * * are still advancing. * * It will take a few * * decades before we get * * there, so there is no * * need to rush into things. * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#06# * * * * <TheGeneral> And what do you suggest we do then, egghead? * * Frustrate them to death?? * * * * * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#07# * * * * <TheGeek> Prevent them from * * being born. * * * * * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#08# * * * * <everyone_except_TheGeek> *ha ha ha ha ha ha...* * * * * * * * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#09# * * * * <TheGeek> ... * * * * <everyone_except_TheGeek> ..? * * * * * * * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * #SINC#0005#10# * * [5 years later...] * * <ThatBFF> Did you hear?? They made a chip that * * stops you from getting pregnant! * * <ThatGal> FINALLY!! Where can I get one?? * * <ThatGuy> Hey, not fair! * * When will they * * make one for guys too? * ******************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** * Official URL of this comic strip: https://kgk.gr/sinc/0005/ * * * * All images in the public domain from The British Library. * * I imagine the original artists never expected this kind of (ab)use. * * * * This work is licensed under a Creative Commons * * Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License * * (free to download and share, not sell or edit) * ********************************************************************************