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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | Curly-hair sits at the computer anxiously and nervously writing a message to someone. There are many possible interpretations of the relationship between Curly-hair and recipient. The most common is that they are engaged in a romantic, long-distance, internet relationship. Other theories include: | |
+ | *Curly-hair is attempting to adopt a child from a country hostile to their own | ||
+ | *Curly-hair and recipient are the only ones who notice glitches in {{w|The Matrix}} | ||
+ | *Curly-hair is responding to a {{w|phishing}} scheme where recipient has convinced Curly-hair to save enough money to bring recipient to Curly-hair's country | ||
− | + | Curly-hair ends the message with a promise to communicate daily until the two are able to meet. When attempting to send the message, however, Curly-hair discovers that their internet connection is down and the message goes unsent. | |
− | [[Ponytail]] explains there was a "ridiculous video" | + | [[Ponytail]] explains there was a "ridiculous video", and someone had commented, "That's it. Shut down the Internet. We're done." This was taken literally, and because of this the internet was shut down, and Curly-hair was left unable to communicate with their love. |
− | + | This comic is a joke about the rhetorical device ''shut it down'' being taken literally (literal interpretations being a common theme in xkcd comics). If someone thinks that a device has achieved its goal, they shut it down. After an idea or product that people think is well made is created, people will joke that the process that created it should be shut down as it has achieved its ultimate purpose. In this case, as explained by Ponytail, a ridiculous video is seen by one person on Facebook as the ultimate output of the internet and that the internet's purpose is finished. There is implied social commentary as well in that what the internet was creating between Curly-hair and her love was far better than any ridiculous video. The comic highlights the beautiful and far reaching potential impact of the internet as well as the fickle nature of some of it's users. | |
− | In the final panel Curly-hair states | + | In the final panel Curly-hair states longingly that she was not done with the internet. The title text is Ponytail's response to Curly-hair, which asserts Ponytail's belief that the Facebook commenter whose comment shut down the internet decided that Curly-hair's message wasn't important. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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