Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 06, 2023

It takes a lot of work to con investors into thinking you’ve produced something worthwhile.

I don’t think Jolt Cola existed when Mark was a college student in the 1970s.

BE THIS GUY, just ask Donnie John.

Love it, this generation thinks they have it worse than any other generation. I’d tell them a few stories

1980s

What is “fooseball”?

Humphrey Bogart: “What makes me think I’m worth $200,000 a movie? Because I can get it!”

Jolt Cola..Created 1985..Bankrupt 2009

It was called ‘speed’.

I have fond memories of Jolt Cola… it was my go-to when Coke changed it’s formula in the big scam to edit the original by swapping sugar for high fructose corn syrup… new Coke was so bad people were just happy to have something that KIND-OF tasted like old Coke

Your Dad stole it,Mark.Ask Jim(OBSCENE PROFITS)Andrews

The only honest financial success in the cast is Bernie.

You paid down your Walden school loan.

Sounds like Mark is a little jealous. Time for the dot. Comer to just walk away from the station.

Hey, he stole that money fair and square!

Garry leaves out the main drudgery of creating a success: long hours figuring out the messes that coders must deal with because those other dorks who built the coding languages and operating systems were always autistics, substance abusers, insomniacs or all three.

Mark, you didn’t have an idea and take the risk to have it built that someone was willing to pay for. Most of the dot-commers put up their little money to make their idea into reality. Many went nowhere. Some didn’t. That’s the risk of all new ideas and entrepreneurs. Heck… some even ignore the market and end up losing it all (see Mike’s business)

Complain about those willing to pay that money for the idea… same as all professional sport figures.

Plus I wore black turtleneck sweaters to give myself the Steve Jobs look

One should note that Jolt Cola has been discontinued for four years now. Many people figured out that it just let you stay up all night making BAD DECISIONS.

It just stands to reason.

WE WUZ ROBBED!

(and he went off to pout in a corner, sucking his thumb, pulling his ear)

I loved Jolt Cola. I wish someone would revive it.

Kind of beside the point

I worked at a .com at the height… The level of bs was absolutely astounding.