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[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

joke's on you, i work from home and a t-shirt is all i need ^^

[–] bsit@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Here's a conundrum: what if most people wanted to organize the society in a certain way? They are doing what they want. Are they not allowed to do that? People who make complaints about not being able to do what they want rarely seem keen to grant others the same privilege.

Also, the guy in the comic is doing exactly what he wants - it's just that he probably wanted a job more than he wanted to not wear pants. The issue isn't not being able to do what one wants, the issue is that people don't want any inconvenience for doing so. The more you learn to tolerate inconvenience, the more free you are to do whatever you want. But you can't have your cake and eat it too.

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 4 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

Can someone decode what the hell this person is even trying to say.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 points 16 minutes ago

We live in a society and you can't have it all your way.

Social norms are necessary when people come together.

Someones interest in not wearing pants needs to be weighted against other peoples interest not wanting to see their hairy balls halfway falling out of their slip. Imagine if that coworker whose "jokes" are just short of sexual harassment now gets to run around naked and rub his balls on your desk and you are not allowed to tell him to fuck off, because that would violate his "no-pants"-rights.

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago

Schroedinger's pants. He may be wearing them or not, depending on your interpretation.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 38 points 5 hours ago

It's about authoritarianism! You're busy wondering if he's wearing pants, but the point is he is not doing whatever he wants. His dad programmed him to do what he's told.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 28 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Neither do I

[–] razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

It’s like the mullet of remote work: business on top (suit), party on the bottom (underwear or sweatpants if it’s cold).

Edit: I overlooked that he’s in a cubicle but my point still stands (sits?).

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, I liked this one. The first layer is "haha, he's not wearing pants, rad lad", then the next layer hits; "oh shit, he is wearing pants, and he's definitely not doing what he wants..".

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

When WFH you better bet I've done this.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

And yet, this young dude will most likely also procreate. What a great concept for existing. Working for someone else's good life most of your own life. Dressing, behaving, speaking, thinking in conformity and uniformity with only a slight tolerance for deviation. And then also procreating and spreading the disease to their children. True love 😁

[–] itkovian@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Are you thinking what I am thinking?