samus12345@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoHave you tried not having a smashed hand?www.akimbocomics.comimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1765arrow-down137file-text
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minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down6·edit-228 days ago“I can’t, because of my hand. My hand hurts so much. Life sucks because of this hand.” “You should go to a doctor to show your hand” “No! It won’t help anything! And it costs money. And I don’t know how to or want to anyway.” I’ve seen that too, where the person doesn’t want to actually even try to help themselves.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·28 days agoNotice how the “friends” are completely dismissive of the hand? If they actually thought it was cause for concern, that would be an improvement.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·28 days agoWe don’t know how long this has been going on. If it’s been years and years of this, I get it.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoIf encouraging him to see a doctor were something they were doing, the comic would have shown that.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·28 days ago what is this, the hand again They do seem to have been through this before.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoAnd it’s heavily implied it was brushed off before as well. No “I’ve tried to help you,” but rather “It’s not a big deal, get over it.”
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·28 days agoWell obviously the comic has that as the point, even though very similar situations have people who have tried to help but have been brushed off
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoSure, but that’s not this situation. First they have to actually care to get to that point.
minus-squarescratchee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoWhich of course is a symptom. “My leg is broken” “Then walk to the hospital, duh” “I can’t, my leg is broken” “Why are you choosing to live in pain?!”
“I can’t, because of my hand. My hand hurts so much. Life sucks because of this hand.”
“You should go to a doctor to show your hand”
“No! It won’t help anything! And it costs money. And I don’t know how to or want to anyway.”
I’ve seen that too, where the person doesn’t want to actually even try to help themselves.
Notice how the “friends” are completely dismissive of the hand? If they actually thought it was cause for concern, that would be an improvement.
We don’t know how long this has been going on. If it’s been years and years of this, I get it.
If encouraging him to see a doctor were something they were doing, the comic would have shown that.
They do seem to have been through this before.
And it’s heavily implied it was brushed off before as well. No “I’ve tried to help you,” but rather “It’s not a big deal, get over it.”
Well obviously the comic has that as the point, even though very similar situations have people who have tried to help but have been brushed off
Sure, but that’s not this situation. First they have to actually care to get to that point.
Which of course is a symptom.
“My leg is broken” “Then walk to the hospital, duh” “I can’t, my leg is broken” “Why are you choosing to live in pain?!”