AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND

I assumed your comment was a joke — and not a bad one, actually — until noticing the replies taking it seriously.

The comic is not a poke at cell phones. It's about all of America and the world being so distracted by their baubles and comforts that they're unaware of what's right in front of them.

Father i cannot click the book

the question is obviously not "Is this new technology BAD in and of itself?" the better question has always been, "Who controls this new technology and to what ends?"

if you can't see the distinction, you're not thinking critically about the last century of technological development and how it actually impacts people's minds in lasting material ways. from the cotton gin to silent films to drones, technology is value neutral.... until it's used to reinforce specific agendas.

the people comparing it to comic books (as if comics are harmless little nothings) are naive as fuck. comic books made a huge social impact and fostered both bad and good stereotypes, and helped promote narratives which drastically shaped the course of 20th century youth culture. that's a lot of power. and I'm supposed to believe phones have less potential impact on shaping people's worldview? gtfo 'ere.

Meanwhile, it’s the technofascist billionaires bankrolling trump. The technofascists are brainwashing people.

They have the right idea but they're misinformed. It's not the phone itself that's the problem, it's the algorithms in the apps pushing right-wing propaganda on its users that's the problem.

It can be if not used in moderation, and most people do not use it in moderation, but that's more of a fault of the platforms and addictive technology than it is to fully blame individuals