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{{comic | {{comic | ||
− | | number = 2196 | + | | number = 2196 |
− | | date = August | + | | date = 30 August, 2019 |
| title = Nice To E-Meet You | | title = Nice To E-Meet You | ||
− | | image = | + | | image = nice_to_e_meet_you.png |
| titletext = I'm inside your head and I hate it. Please let me out. | | titletext = I'm inside your head and I hate it. Please let me out. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a 1995 CYBERPUNK NOVEL. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | In this comic, [[Cueball]] is considering how to greet | + | In this comic, [[Cueball]] is considering how to greet a new friend by email. |
− | At first, Cueball considers simply saying "Nice to meet you!", a typical greeting used when | + | At first, Cueball considers simply saying "Nice to meet you!", a typical greeting used when someone in person. However, he notes that since the introduction is taking place by email, saying that he is actually "meeting" them is inaccurate; he duly discards the greeting. |
Next he considers replacing the word "meet" with "e-meet." The use of "{{w|Internet-related prefixes#"E-"|e-}}" as a prefix for anything related to electronics was a popular naming trend in the early 1990s, such as {{w|eWorld}}, {{w|eBay}}, and as a standardized shorthand for {{w|Email|electronic mail}}. Earlier cyberpunk novels, such as 1984's ''{{w|Neuromancer}}'', did not use the "e-" prefix, as they were written before that linguistic trend, while the prefix generally fell out of fashion by the 2000s. Cueball using the phrase "e-meet" thus sounds anachronistic to the 1990s, and he recognizes it, discarding his greeting again. | Next he considers replacing the word "meet" with "e-meet." The use of "{{w|Internet-related prefixes#"E-"|e-}}" as a prefix for anything related to electronics was a popular naming trend in the early 1990s, such as {{w|eWorld}}, {{w|eBay}}, and as a standardized shorthand for {{w|Email|electronic mail}}. Earlier cyberpunk novels, such as 1984's ''{{w|Neuromancer}}'', did not use the "e-" prefix, as they were written before that linguistic trend, while the prefix generally fell out of fashion by the 2000s. Cueball using the phrase "e-meet" thus sounds anachronistic to the 1990s, and he recognizes it, discarding his greeting again. | ||
− | He then decides that he needs to throw off the shackles of normal conversation and simply "be normal." Being a geek, Cueball therefore writes up a long-winded exposition of how strange | + | He then decides that he needs to throw off the shackles of normal conversation and simply "be normal." Being a geek, Cueball therefore writes up a long-winded exposition of how strange email actually is in terms of the photons being projected by the computer screen, comparing it to his hands touching the receiver's eyes, then concludes the greeting with a simple "Anyway, hi." This might be off-putting to a friend that Cueball had just now met.{{Citation needed}} |
− | The title text continues the theme of "his hands touching the receiver's eyes" | + | The title text continues the theme of "his hands touching the receiver's eyes," as Cueball now wants to get out of the receiver's head. |
− | The comic discusses how adhering to conversational convention during social interactions can be quite difficult, especially with the advent of new technology. Social awkwardness is a [[:Category:Social interactions| | + | The comic discusses how adhering to conversational convention during social interactions can be quite difficult, especially with the advent of new technology. Social awkwardness is a [[:Category:Social interactions|common theme]] in xkcd. |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | {{incomplete transcript}} | ||
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+ | :[Cueball is typing at a computer, writing up an email with the words in it shown in a black box up at the top and his thoughts shown in a thought] | ||
+ | :Box: Nice to meet you! | ||
+ | :Cueball: That sounds weird; we’re not actually meeting in person. | ||
+ | :[type type delete delete] | ||
− | + | :Box: Nice to e-meet you! | |
− | : | + | :Cueball: What is this, a 1995 cyberpunk novel? |
− | + | :[type type delete] | |
− | :Cueball | ||
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− | :[Cueball stops typing | + | :[Cueball stops typing] |
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: OK. |
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: Chill. |
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: Just be normal. |
− | :[Cueball resumes typing | + | :[Cueball resumes typing] |
− | : | + | :Box: It’s weird to think that the words I’m typing will be projected onto your retinas. It’s like my hands are touching your eyes. |
− | : | + | :Box: Anyway, hi. |
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: Nailed it. |
− | : | + | :[type type] |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Social interactions]] | [[Category:Social interactions]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] |