Friday Q&A

Questionable Delineation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. I'm glad you joined me again for another strikingly informative edition of the Friday Q&A. If you're a newcomer to the Clinic, each week I take a look at issues facing Fark's Photoshop community. Whenever possible, lay the blame solely where it belongs: on the reader.

Q: What did the readers do?

A: Maybe nothing, but possibly everything. Think of me like the TSA, who long ago realized that to catch a few terrorists, you have to treat everyone and their grandmother (especially their grandmother) like a filthy terrorist. In a similar vein, you're probably not single-handedly responsible for such atrocities as acting like a twat on the Internet and forcing old memes down everyone's throat. But you certainly could be. Please step into the machine whilst I get a fresh set of gloves.

Q: To what extent have cliches damaged our community?

A: The cliches themselves have done nothing. They're just pictures, after all. Their popularity or unpopularity has no bearing on Fark's continued existence. A lot of noise gets made over the damage they supposedly cause, but the real harm is done by cliche haters, who inevitably feel the need to share how sick they are at seeing the recurrence of a particular meme. Because doing that always makes the cliche in question magically go away forever.

Q: Shouldn't people be allowed to openly exchange their opinions?

A: No, no, no. Fuck no. Not saying every vile thought that pops into our heads is what separates mankind from the apes. And also our ability to speak and use written language, but whatever. The important thing to remember is that keeping your butthurt to yourself is a storied part of the human experience. Some people like to say, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." I prefer to say instead, "shut the fuck up, wheel. I'm too hungover to listen to your bullshit." It's slightly less catchy.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I'd like to close this edition of the Q&A by wishing my good friend TheSniperZERO many happy returns on his upcoming birthday. I may give him a hard time occasionally, but that's only because he's a miserable pile of shit.

Stay tuned for more birthday greetings from the Doctor!