On the bright side with remote work you can work without pants.
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2025
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joke's on you, i work from home and a t-shirt is all i need ^^
I almost forgot to put on a proper shirt one time (I was wearing a tank top) and realized as soon as I turned on my camera. Fortunately I was able to duck quickly and turn it off.
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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.
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.
How do you know he's wearing pants in the last panel?
Can someone decode what the hell this person is even trying to say.
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.
What about non-hairy balls 👀
Schroedinger's pants. He may be wearing them or not, depending on your interpretation.
He ain't wearing no pants
Neither do I
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?).
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..".
When WFH you better bet I've done this.
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 😁
Are you thinking what I am thinking?