we are all calvin's dad
A very polite drive-thru worker at Taco Bell once apologized because my order took five minutes - my heart goes out to those who must deal with that pressure 😊
Bill Watterson is truly a visionary and his messages are timeless even when littered with dated technology references
also true of household appliances - the washing machine and vacuum cleaner resulted in elevated standards of cleanliness, not any saved time for the housewife! (Perhaps the refrigerator and freezer save time on grocery shopping, since food can be kept fresh longer? but otherwise...)
Machines that are less efficient? He'd love AI
“…the faster they were carried the less time they had to spare!“ – “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1918) by Booth Tarkington
I'm a civil draftsman, and everyone thinks computer=instant results. I'm like "sit your ass down, learn some Autocad and Arcgis, and manage your expectations."
I think about this comic a lot these days when I’m waiting a few seconds for a website to load and find myself getting frustrated.
Watterson saw what was coming and got the fuck out with his bag Timeless respect