FoldableHuman

I would add to this that, experientially, they were pretty bad. The prism was quite small with an extremely narrow visible angle, making the whole thing very difficult to use, especially if you were unfamiliar with it. So for the people who got to briefly try it out rather than sit with it for hours or days, the experience was extremely underwhelming, and the sheer disconnect between ads showing directions painted on the road and a tiny arrow blinking in the corner of your vision made the whole thing feel like a prank.

Also they were incompatible with myopia, so that's like 30% of the population that just can't use it in actual daily contexts, like driving, without contact lenses or laser eye surgery.

What, if any, pushback have you gotten over the years for being willing to voice suicidal ideation, or general self-destructive musings, in the comic?

ASW came along at a sort of perfect moment in my life where I really needed something that understood the need to confront my own disrupted sense of wellbeing. I kept a print of this comic on my office wall for a couple years, and would be amused by people who would read it and go through a whole turnaround, from "that's so dark" to musing "but it's true, isn't it..." in a matter of seconds.

So, thank you, I'm looking forward to adding The Anatomy of Melancholy to my shelf.

The narrator is leaving a message for their boss, to say they won't be coming into work.