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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don't get it. Is there a customer service / Joker connection? Or just "clown" but the artist choose the Joker for some reason?

[–] thesporkeffect 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Doing customer service makes you hate everyone and sympathize with that character

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think it's more because of the new joker as the broody psychopath with more mental health issues than the Donald has convictions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean the old jokers weren't not psychopaths and they weren't exactly stable.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but this one is depressed so we all make fun of him for being "edgy"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

The new one is less stereotypical maniacal supervillain and more in line with an actual human psyche, yet he's not being made fun of for being depressed, but for being overly depressed to a comical degree (which is fitting, but... well... edgy)

[–] lawrence 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I interpreted the story as showing that working with customer service literally drives a person crazy.