• calabast@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I agree with this image, and I’m quite curious to see what “rich” tastes like… But I feel like the mechanics of this picture took me a second or two longer than it should to understand.

    Edit: like are they balancing their unicycles on the larger cylinder? They must have really good balance to manage that for more than a second. And if that is true, what happens if they fall forwards? I see the danger if them falling backwards, but does that mean they just can’t fall forwards?

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      it’s illustrating how they have to work really hard in a very precarious conditions to keep the system running. Falling off is equivalent to losing your job/savings and ending up on the street.

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      2 months ago

      I think ultimately it is just that they are working to turn the cylinder that moves the cog that elevates the resources upward and then they’re hoping they get some overspill.

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        2 months ago

        I do get that ultimately that is what the picture is coveying, and I agree with the message, but if the physics of it make me pause, it detracts from the message.

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          2 months ago

          I guess I see what you’re saying, especially since there’s a call-out to someone falling backwards on the left side.

          If I had to guess it’s to showcase the grind can’t last forever, but I suppose it could introduce that ambiguity that causes pause.

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      2 months ago

      I feel like it just paints an absurd situation. They’re in a precarious situation and can lose their balance and fall forward or backward. I don’t think there’s anything weird with the physics if you accept it’s supposed to be an absurd situation.

    • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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      2 months ago

      but does that mean they just can’t fall forwards?

      To fall forwards, you would have to clip through the wall.