Shlock Mercenary has some iffy politics, but the 70 maxims are the most concise summary of Realpolitik ever and I love them so much.

  • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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    9 months ago

    The longer everything does according to plan, the bigger the impending disaster.

    This is a universal observation.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    9 months ago

    chomsky-yes-honey ah Schlock Mercenary. I thought some of these sounded familiar. My brain was leaning towards pratchett for a couple.

    • KobaCumTribute [she/her]
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      9 months ago

      "A pale mimicry of Pratchett's style" is a pretty apt description of early 2000s webcomic humor, to be fair.