More and more, the smart & aware people are swearing off “social media” of the FB, IG, Twitter etc. type. It’s all evil mindrot after all. The result is that more and more the stupid and evil are left to hook-up and play amongst themselves unsupervised, unmolested, and unchallenged by doubters. I may not have to look at it myself, but I’m not at all certain that leaving it to the Deplorables is a good thing…
Curiously, you can find similar comics in the early/mid 20th century regarding the rise of television. I believe there were other similar complaints with cars (which makes sense to me), and even the printing press.
while meant to be funny there is some accuracy in that we’ve reached a level of technology that’s allowed for stagnation and more corruption than ever before. For instance, before photocopiers and electronic records it was much harder to come up with enough fake ballots to swing an election.
The travel of human existence…..(crackle, buzz buzz) Houston…Houston, are you there?….oh Houston!?…yo, anybody home?…. ya know fellas, I’m startin to think we’ve got a problem…..
What’s funny is when I post this on Facebook to show my frien- … er, I mean when OTHER people post this on Facebook to show their friends! Dang those other people. They just don’t get irony.
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
It was suppose to have been only used to stalk the girl who rejected you in high school!
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
To misquote Fred Allen, it’s called a social medium because it isn’t well done.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago
And the arrow is getting lower and lower.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
PLAN AHeₐ
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ronaldspence about 3 years ago
Many a truth are said in jest!
KenseidenXL about 3 years ago
The decline began on 20 JAN 1981 when Reagan was sworn in as POTUS….
Robin Harwood about 3 years ago
Professor Rat is correct. We’re doomed.
Alexander the Good Enough about 3 years ago
More and more, the smart & aware people are swearing off “social media” of the FB, IG, Twitter etc. type. It’s all evil mindrot after all. The result is that more and more the stupid and evil are left to hook-up and play amongst themselves unsupervised, unmolested, and unchallenged by doubters. I may not have to look at it myself, but I’m not at all certain that leaving it to the Deplorables is a good thing…
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
DEVO—-De Evolution.
iggyman about 3 years ago
A Piece of Pie Chart! The crust tells it all
Courage the Cowardly Dog! about 3 years ago
2019!! Here comes the Virus!! It dips even low!
blunebottle about 3 years ago
Every now and then, Rat gets it right.
jessie d. about 3 years ago
nationhood, government, democracy, Trump, smithereens, fish food, fish vomit.
_lounger_ about 3 years ago
I’m gonna tweet this…
Troglodyte about 3 years ago
So Rat means we haven’t hit bottom yet? Ulp!!
MayCauseBurns about 3 years ago
Social media is a social disease
cdward about 3 years ago
Curiously, you can find similar comics in the early/mid 20th century regarding the rise of television. I believe there were other similar complaints with cars (which makes sense to me), and even the printing press.
Gent about 3 years ago
Sure, let’s pin the blame on social media alone.
buer about 3 years ago
It was a good run. Now it’s over. Thank you and goodbye.
mgraves about 3 years ago
Sounds about right
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Social media has corrupted our society beyond repair!
rshak Premium Member about 3 years ago
It’s refreshing to see Rat use “BC” instead of the more hip-pc “CE” – -
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 3 years ago
What are the units of the Y-axis?
Zeno2099 about 3 years ago
Exactly. Thank you.
Aaronious about 3 years ago
I’m disappointed “Professor” Rat used BC/AD and not BCE/CE.
TGJR about 3 years ago
Social media has made vegetables out of society.
rossevrymn about 3 years ago
Blasting something because of the right-wing populists…….lame………………right-wing populists?:
Gandalf about 3 years ago
The arrow needs to descend into the abyss of hell.
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
What better way to observe someone outside your species?
Goat from PBS about 3 years ago
It’s not all bad. Without social media, we wouldn’t have GoComics, so that’s a positive.
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
Probably the fall of mankind and civilization BUT only God knows what’s really in store for us. However, that is REALLY Halloween Scary……
Gameguy49 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Regarding “social media”, this is as far as I go.
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
I’m proud to say that I don’t waste my time commenting on other people’s posts on social media…. wait a minute…
pontiac59 about 3 years ago
while meant to be funny there is some accuracy in that we’ve reached a level of technology that’s allowed for stagnation and more corruption than ever before. For instance, before photocopiers and electronic records it was much harder to come up with enough fake ballots to swing an election.
me_the_polish_gull about 3 years ago
Amen to that.
198.23.5.11 about 3 years ago
Rat left out “invention of the ’pet rock”
KEA about 3 years ago
I think overpopulation is leading to mass insanity
mail2jbl about 3 years ago
And Cartoon Boy is bitching about social media again like every other unoriginal Baby Boomer cartoonist.
Come on, Steph, go back to making fun of Blondie and Family Circus like you used to do in the old days!
InuYugiHakusho about 3 years ago
It’s scary how accurate this is.
MatthewJB about 3 years ago
Pearls Before Swine is becoming a daily whine-fest. If you don’t like social media, leave, and turn it off.
zeexenon about 3 years ago
He forgot when all the volcanoes nearly wiped us out, the black plague, and The Donald.
stamps about 3 years ago
And the vertical axis represents what? Human biomass?
Plods with ...™ about 3 years ago
SAD…Ain’t it?
Old27F20 about 3 years ago
The travel of human existence…..(crackle, buzz buzz) Houston…Houston, are you there?….oh Houston!?…yo, anybody home?…. ya know fellas, I’m startin to think we’ve got a problem…..
AndromedaMike about 3 years ago
Professor Rat? Rat get his degree from the College of Rat-faced Finks?
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
Bad scale. Doesn’t take negative numbers into account.
cmxx about 3 years ago
I find myself realizing that it’s difficult to quantify the y axis. How is “progress” measurable?
Mentor397 about 3 years ago
What’s funny is when I post this on Facebook to show my frien- … er, I mean when OTHER people post this on Facebook to show their friends! Dang those other people. They just don’t get irony.
sheashea about 3 years ago
Truth
Ninette about 3 years ago
At least social media is bringing the dream of $Trillions to my betters
jdsven about 3 years ago
2030s- humanity splinters into two groups the Morlocks and the Eloi.
HG Wells, “Hmm, earlier then I thought.”
The Orange Mailman about 3 years ago
Absolutely no documentation to support the events from 6m BC to 2.6m BC.
jimboklein about 3 years ago
Yup
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 3 years ago
Makes sense to me.
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Professor Rat is so wise! It’s not that he’s saying anything that we didn’t already know, but he puts it so eloquently (and visually)….
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 3 years ago
I have to say that I am really sorry for rat to be 100% right about this.
dpflyer1 about 3 years ago
Leftism/liberalism/communism is a mental disorder.
The one and only Eldest Arc (now at peace) about 2 years ago
Yes, yes this is accurate.
On the bright side, that’s a lot less scumbags reading comics online