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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 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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