Comment by barneygale on 08/08/2014 at 21:19 UTC

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While you're wrong about literally everything you said, it's rather beside the point.

I was merely demonstrating that the comic does have something to say about terpers and misogynists.

Not only does this comic cut straight to the heart of the terper mindset, Randall has also published a huge number of comics about love and romance, something terpers believe is a game in which you manipulate your opponent, and for normal people is just *something wonderful that happens*.

You should realise you're in too deep when a bunch of mathematicians and computer geeks are telling you to live in the real world a little more.

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Comment by Geofferic at 08/08/2014 at 21:42 UTC*

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He's definitely not wrong here:

Also, women do this all the time too, but he doesn't call them out...

It's rather misogynistic to believe that women are incapable of behaving in the fashion we believe to be inappropriate, and it's rather misogynistic to avoid addressing that issue - what, are they too weak and sensitive to handle the criticism? o.O

Not only does this comic cut straight to the heart of the terper mindset, Randall has also published a huge number of comics about love and romance, something terpers believe is a game in which you manipulate your opponent, and for normal people is just something wonderful that happens.

Whether or not one should *behave* as if love is a game wherein one manipulates their opponent, that is more-or-less literally the facts of what "love" is biologically (ahem, scientifically) speaking. While I certainly don't try to use humanity's understanding of humanity's biology when I speak to my wife, there is a degree to which it cannot be helped.

Pretending otherwise is not behaving humanely, it's being a liar.

FYI, this:

You should realise you're in too deep when a bunch of mathematicians and computer geeks are telling you to live in the real world a little more.

Is a silly and bigoted statement. -.^

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 22:14 UTC

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While you're wrong about literally everything you said

How am I wrong? I don't get it. The guy isn't manipulating anyone.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Randall_Munroe_ducks.JPG

He is nerdy, but not to the point where he stands out, just from looking at the image.