think there's a deeper meaning here. Notice how the character looks the same in each panel – the same hair, the same glasses. This suggests that as we age, the demands of everyday life wear us down. By the time we're adults, we're too exhausted to pursue the hobbies that once brought us joy. 🥹
@nixCraft But hey, at least the rich are able to continue to line their pockets and isn't that all that really matters in the end?
Sometimes I legitimately wonder how many potential Einsteins have been lost to the ages because the spent their whole lives working until exhaustion just to not die of starvation.
I'm no Einstein, but there are a lot of things I would like to make or try but had to choose either exhaustion or insufficient money (or really both.) I have ideas, but can never try them