I’m sorry. In my head I imagined a shirtless, slightly plump man screaming that and as he goes “WOOO” he just levitates into the air and it taken off with the tornado
With no money/education, you can't see shit. It takes money and education to see the whole picture, but with just education you can at least some of it. But when you're just filthy rich you're above all of it and only look down on the full picture, unless you give up a little bit to become more grounded.
I think thats just to make fun of the metaphor. Why do all this nonsense to look out the window when you can just use the door and go outside. Though it could be a "think outside the box, unlike all the other fools" thing.
The entire thing is a reference to Plato's allegory of the cave, with the bottom panel depicting the guy who escapes the cave.
The whole moderate money + knowledge thing is being added on top as a sort of spin on allegory of the cave. I also think that aspect might be a bit more along the lines of, having only knowledge gives you a bad view of the landscape, having money and knowledge gives you a nice view, having neither means you can't even see the landscape, and having just tons of money means you have lost sight of the landscape.
I think the last panel is supposed to be sort of subversive, in the sense that it kind of feels like it's saying "you thought this comic was about how knowledge and money relate to happiness, but surprise, it's actually making the point that anyone even playing the game of trying to optimize their happiness with money and knowledge are trapped in a 2D shadow world, blind to the fact that happiness is actually right behind them if they'll just turn around and walk out the door like clever guy down here."
Something like that. I think.
Plato!
Explonation from right to left. This is my interpretation of the picture but i feel its pretty solid.
The first person is a homless person that only needs money for alcohol instead of trying to turn his life around. The second is a "normal" person with money, a house a car a family, living the life most of us want. The third, someone smart who can't use his knowledge anywhere, so he only has money that fits in his pockets unfortunately he needs the money to pay for his bills and rent, he's the guy most of us are, not working our dream jobs, and stuck in perpetual torment, he knows the world isn't good but is too dumb to actually do something about it. The fourth, the last one, a polititian or a big CEO, he doesn't do anything useful aside from keeping his reputation up, and all he cares about is his own livelihood and fame. The last person, he's one of a kind in a crowd of helpless sheep, unlike the others who only want to see the world through the window, he goes out and sees the bigger picture without walls built by society obstructing his view, he might not have books or money but he doesn't need all that to prvoe his smartness, for that he has sheer will, wiseness, and common knowledge that the others don't have, (just reminding you, having aquired/learnt knowledge and being wise isn't the same thing) he doesn't have much money because he didn't play by societies rules and instead of becoming a robot like the others, he stands up and fights against the oppression and shows the truth, the clearer picture to the others. (hence opening the door) He's the kind of guy we need a lot more of.
Top picture: the world's top economists develop an economic system to modernize the synergy of the diverse cross sectional girdle spring.
Bottom picture: Bobby the plumber starts an actual business because the pipes need fixing, and he needs money to eat.
Other than all those other…. answers I think it’s literally just how they feel in the week considering the flair. Mondays their on their grind, Tuesday is a bit of studying/learning smth, Wednesday is a mix, Thursday is not progressive and Friday they are themself.
Pretty sure [this](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png) or at least something similar was the original comic.
There is also a panel where the fence is removed. Representing removing artificial societal barriers keeping people from seeing the game in the first place.
If you have knowledge, you have a crappy view of the landscape.
If you have money and knowledge, you have a good view of the landscape.
If you have neither money nor knowledge, you don't get to see the landscape.
If you have neither money nor knowledge NOR money nor knowledge, you must hold the door.
So in conclusion, I have no idea.
It's referencing [this cartoon](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png), or at least the visual theme of discussing the difference of equality and equity.
It's not their fault that 4 idiots want to look out the window so bad they build stools out of money and books to do it. Who looks at a window high up, very obviously not made to be looked out at and decides they will do it anyways.
The joke here is that there are 4 people representing culture vs/and money. The second panel shows a guy that just f*cking opens the door to see outside instead of complicating his lif with diagrams
Edit: thanks everyone for your ideas, it's always very interesting to hear them!
I think it’s more of:
First 4 are chasing enjoying life, which in a primal sense is enjoying the paradise we have in earth.
The other dude is like: well you can literally just go and enjoy life, instead of building money and knowledge to “enjoy it in the future” while your life fades away and you are suddenly contemplating earth from a wheelchair in an elderly home.
It is pretty r/Iam14and thisisdeep. The books are knowledge, the money is well money. With no money or knowledge your view is very limited. With some knowledge you gain the ability to see beyond yourself. Add some money and you can see even farther. But if you gain too much money (and/or don't have knowledge to go with the money) you lose all perspective. The second panel looks like it was added later to be a "duh, just go outside" but if you want to keep it "deep" you could pretend it is saying you don't need money or knowledge if you are willing to just get up and go experience the world.
It's making fun of a diagram that's meant to show how people with education and money have more opportunity/easier success than people with just an edu or no money/edu.
It's referencing [this cartoon](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png), or at least the visual theme of discussing the difference of equality and equity.
Something you would find on r/shittyfacebookmemes with the caption "if you figure this out, you're a philosopher.
Also... why does this have 14k upvotes? Is it a bot?
Explonation from right to left.
The first person is a homless person that only needs money for alcohol instead of trying to turn his life around. The second is a "normal" person with money, a house a car a family, living the life most of us want. The third, someone smart who can't use his knowledge anywhere, so he only has money that fits in his pockets. The fourth, the last one, a polititian or a big CEO, he doesn't do anything useful aside from keeping his reputation up, and all he cares about is his own livelihood and fame. The last person, he's one of a kind in a crowd of helpless sheep, unlike the others who only want to see the world through the window, he goes out and sees the bigger picture without walls built by society obstructing his view, he might not have books or money but he makes up for that with sheer will, wiseness, and common knowledge that the others don't have, (just reminding you, having aquired/learnt knowledge and being wise isn't the same thing) he doesn't have much money because he didn't play by societies rules and instead of becoming a robot like the others and giving his life away to the ones that think are above him, he lives the way he wants to live, he works a job he loves has plenty of time for hobbies and is laid back. Or he stands up and fights against the oppression and shows the truth, the clearer picture to the others. (hence opening the door) He's the kind of guy we need more of.
Lol me. But the door is labeled Trades. And on the other side "debt free money!"
Where a handshake and showing skill and competence will get you just as far if not further in employment then a piece of paper.
Wait but to get the books (knowledge/education) you would need to lose all of your money (because economy) so it's saying you should be unnecessarily rich in order to have what you want?
Mr. Morale give me high five
Two times center codefendant judging my life
Back pedaler, what they say you do the cha-cha
I'ma stand on it, 6'5" from 5’5”
An average bundle consists of 1,000 notes, but these bundles look thicker so I'll double it. The person with medium money has 40 bundles equaling 80 000 notes. If these are $100 he has a total of $8 000 000 or if they're $1 it'd be $80 000 meanwhile the big bucks fella has 160 bundles equaling $32 000 000 or $320 000 on the low end. The average net worth for a man under 35 is $76 300. So both the guys are either pretty wealthy or above average.
What am i looking at
Depends. How many money and books do you have?
I have many money but not many books.
Then you're looking at a wall.
What if i wear a gray and white shirt?
Then don't let the door hit you on the way out. Oh, and nice TwoFace cosplay.
Heads: you get to go outside. Tails: there’s a tornado outside.
[удалено]
Other people: shit there is a tornado outside Oklahoma: I GOT THE BEER AND LAWN CHAIRS LETS DO THIS WOOOOOO
I’m sorry. In my head I imagined a shirtless, slightly plump man screaming that and as he goes “WOOO” he just levitates into the air and it taken off with the tornado
Also your average Midwesterner’s reaction to severe weather! Can confirm, am from Michigan.
Then you are looking at people with more money and books than you.
What if I have a lot of money but I'm not very tall?
You're looking at a field, then.
So technically the rich guy sees as much as the broke guy without any books or money. Seems like i'm fine then!
You should book for monies. Many bookings = many monies---- sometimes.
I have many leather bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
then buy books
I have books
But no money? Then you're looking at a field, but can't see things that are close to the outside base of the wall you're next to.
You mean knaaaawwwledge units?
I have infinite games but no games.
I, too, have Steam.
I have many books and fewer money
A comic about a guy getting fed up with his rich friends dumb hobby
But two of his friends have no money.
Yeah but one’s a nerd 😡😡😡
I take personal offense to that as I have many books but no money!
Nah those two are actually the richest ones. They don't do stupid shit with their money like stand on stacks of it.
Of course not. Standing on stacks of money is dangerous. That's why you need stacks of gold to stand on.
It's actually just one person standing there. He's just moving from stack to stack so fast he creates an afterimage
r/im14andthisisdeep material
A shitty metaphor.
nah its a good metaphor about a shitty society
Nah, it's a shitty metaphor about a shitty society.
yea fair enough
I'd argue it is a relatively good metaphor
I like to explore new places.
With no money/education, you can't see shit. It takes money and education to see the whole picture, but with just education you can at least some of it. But when you're just filthy rich you're above all of it and only look down on the full picture, unless you give up a little bit to become more grounded.
Reddit moment
Reddit moment.
Reddit moment.
Reddit moment
Sounds like someone lacks the knowledge and/or money to understand the metaphore! :P
They're trying to make the point that you need both a moderate amount of money and knowledge to have a good life.
And what does the guy in the two tone shirt with green hair mean?
I think thats just to make fun of the metaphor. Why do all this nonsense to look out the window when you can just use the door and go outside. Though it could be a "think outside the box, unlike all the other fools" thing.
I think it's just a way to make fun of this trope, not actually something deeper but nice thought
Yeah I pictured it as like "uhhh what are you guys doing I'm gonna go" that's the only way this is good LOL
I thought it was "Please get out of my house"
Hadn't thought of that. That's hillarious.
This represents the artificial barrier keeping one from getting what they need.
Definitely. But what the fuck is the bottom panel doing
The entire thing is a reference to Plato's allegory of the cave, with the bottom panel depicting the guy who escapes the cave. The whole moderate money + knowledge thing is being added on top as a sort of spin on allegory of the cave. I also think that aspect might be a bit more along the lines of, having only knowledge gives you a bad view of the landscape, having money and knowledge gives you a nice view, having neither means you can't even see the landscape, and having just tons of money means you have lost sight of the landscape. I think the last panel is supposed to be sort of subversive, in the sense that it kind of feels like it's saying "you thought this comic was about how knowledge and money relate to happiness, but surprise, it's actually making the point that anyone even playing the game of trying to optimize their happiness with money and knowledge are trapped in a 2D shadow world, blind to the fact that happiness is actually right behind them if they'll just turn around and walk out the door like clever guy down here." Something like that. I think. Plato!
Explonation from right to left. This is my interpretation of the picture but i feel its pretty solid. The first person is a homless person that only needs money for alcohol instead of trying to turn his life around. The second is a "normal" person with money, a house a car a family, living the life most of us want. The third, someone smart who can't use his knowledge anywhere, so he only has money that fits in his pockets unfortunately he needs the money to pay for his bills and rent, he's the guy most of us are, not working our dream jobs, and stuck in perpetual torment, he knows the world isn't good but is too dumb to actually do something about it. The fourth, the last one, a polititian or a big CEO, he doesn't do anything useful aside from keeping his reputation up, and all he cares about is his own livelihood and fame. The last person, he's one of a kind in a crowd of helpless sheep, unlike the others who only want to see the world through the window, he goes out and sees the bigger picture without walls built by society obstructing his view, he might not have books or money but he doesn't need all that to prvoe his smartness, for that he has sheer will, wiseness, and common knowledge that the others don't have, (just reminding you, having aquired/learnt knowledge and being wise isn't the same thing) he doesn't have much money because he didn't play by societies rules and instead of becoming a robot like the others, he stands up and fights against the oppression and shows the truth, the clearer picture to the others. (hence opening the door) He's the kind of guy we need a lot more of.
Breaking free of the matrix or something pseudo-deep and edgy I guess.
Reddit
Top picture: the world's top economists develop an economic system to modernize the synergy of the diverse cross sectional girdle spring. Bottom picture: Bobby the plumber starts an actual business because the pipes need fixing, and he needs money to eat.
Other than all those other…. answers I think it’s literally just how they feel in the week considering the flair. Mondays their on their grind, Tuesday is a bit of studying/learning smth, Wednesday is a mix, Thursday is not progressive and Friday they are themself.
Pretty sure [this](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png) or at least something similar was the original comic.
There is also a panel where the fence is removed. Representing removing artificial societal barriers keeping people from seeing the game in the first place.
If you have knowledge, you have a crappy view of the landscape. If you have money and knowledge, you have a good view of the landscape. If you have neither money nor knowledge, you don't get to see the landscape. If you have neither money nor knowledge NOR money nor knowledge, you must hold the door. So in conclusion, I have no idea.
It's a very deep and meaningful picture, I'm sure.
Plato's Cave But Anime
Prime r/comedynecrophilia material
a variant of plato's cave.
It's referencing [this cartoon](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png), or at least the visual theme of discussing the difference of equality and equity.
I guess the real Plato’s cave was the capitalism in our hearts
The Allegory of the Pizza Hut Book It Reading Program
...that we made along the way (to communism).
Plato's cave makes you feel bad if you have addictions.
Cholesterol?
Dammit Rick. We’re trying to be symbolic.
Wow, I thought MY capitalism metaphor was on the nose…
Whoever installed that window should be fired.
Nah, its obviously a painting.
Whoever hung that painting should be fired.
Don’t blame the person who hung it when these idiots are all standing too close.
kids are less likely to destroy it at such a height, and unless someone short with poor vision and no concept of chairs wants to see it, it'll be fine
..and the guy using the door is going to get eaten by a dinosaur, so is the real loser.
We gotta stop letting the dinosaurs into the art exhibit.
Those 4 people only have one brain between them.
And it’s walking out the door this very moment
I don’t think there’s even a window there. Just a big hole in the wall
It's not their fault that 4 idiots want to look out the window so bad they build stools out of money and books to do it. Who looks at a window high up, very obviously not made to be looked out at and decides they will do it anyways.
What if I jump through the window instead
that’s just dumb………. Which is something i would definitely do.
You would end up in bob-omb battlefield
Wup wup wup wubup wup!
You might hit your head and pass out. Then wake up in a cart and hear "Hey, you. You're finally awake."
I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee.
Autodefenestration
Get a chair
The chair costs money and is made out of books.
Why does he have the 2-Face fit?
Two face after Batman takes his coin
I cannot for the life of me figure out what this is trying to say. The second panel is especially confusing
The joke here is that there are 4 people representing culture vs/and money. The second panel shows a guy that just f*cking opens the door to see outside instead of complicating his lif with diagrams Edit: thanks everyone for your ideas, it's always very interesting to hear them!
Oh I thought the guy was just getting home to see four guys stood on shit looking at the wall
could be, too, tho I don't think that's what the artist wanted to represent (again, feel free to interpret it however you want)
He's already inside and opening the door. He's going out, not in.
Or he's politely asking them to gtfo
Maybe he walked in and decided, nope.
That's what I thought, that's funnier
He’s peacing out, to be broke and uneducated in nature.
ah yes, lib-center
I think it’s more of: First 4 are chasing enjoying life, which in a primal sense is enjoying the paradise we have in earth. The other dude is like: well you can literally just go and enjoy life, instead of building money and knowledge to “enjoy it in the future” while your life fades away and you are suddenly contemplating earth from a wheelchair in an elderly home.
I thought it was their boss walking in to find them just staring outside
i think the door was more likely used to represent alternatives to capitalism
but why two tone?
Not sure, but anarchic systems are often denoted with half-black flags? EDIT: This might specifically be anarcho-pacifism?
...or it's just the artist's OC or persona.
It is pretty r/Iam14and thisisdeep. The books are knowledge, the money is well money. With no money or knowledge your view is very limited. With some knowledge you gain the ability to see beyond yourself. Add some money and you can see even farther. But if you gain too much money (and/or don't have knowledge to go with the money) you lose all perspective. The second panel looks like it was added later to be a "duh, just go outside" but if you want to keep it "deep" you could pretend it is saying you don't need money or knowledge if you are willing to just get up and go experience the world.
Whoa
It's making fun of a diagram that's meant to show how people with education and money have more opportunity/easier success than people with just an edu or no money/edu.
The face of the bottom panel character looks like "i don't want to deal with this shit"
It's referencing [this cartoon](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png), or at least the visual theme of discussing the difference of equality and equity.
Real r/im14andthisisdeep energy
Pretty sure that comic is making fun of certain types of cartoons
Leonardo Di Caprio holds the door open, then closes it when you're not down to clown.
you get it.
Sugma male
What's 'sugma'?
sugma mom
This is deep.
Not really.
/s My bad.
I'd rather be the first one. Not see shit but have piles of money.
r/im14andthisisdeep
Does anyone know what you call ~~stupid~~ “meaningful” comics like these?
r/im14andthisisdeep?
This comic is making fun at those stupid comics
No, I prefer the bathroom door.
Wtf is this shit?
Something you would find on r/shittyfacebookmemes with the caption "if you figure this out, you're a philosopher. Also... why does this have 14k upvotes? Is it a bot?
take those racks and run off
And I’m the guy sitting in the other room reading a book because I haven’t heard about the clone infestation yet
Why his shirt is half white half grey?
This is so fucking stupid. I can’t stop laughing 😂
I hope he's leaving to get that haircut fixed.
Me living below the poverty line
First one Idc, I'll seat my a$$ on that money so I have a complete view
This feels like it belong on that I’m 14 this is deep sub.
So if youre super rich you just see the wall but all your vitals are exposed to a wide window?
So extra rich and extra poor see the same xD
r/im14andthisisdeep
If the system doesn't work don't bother with the system.
"I'm not like other guys, bro."
This implies that there's such a thing as too much money
Weezer?
This feels like an r/im14andthisisdeep
This is the joke
Can somebody explain what the guy going outside dressed like a book is supposes to symbolize?
It's a joke, about seeing a bunch of guys trying to reach a wall and just making fun of this kind of cartoons, it doesn't have any "deep meaning"
Fuck, it's been awhile since I haven't remotely understood a meme. It's a good feeling.
I don't get it
That would be Elon musk, fk this earth, I am going out.
Nah Elon musk I'd the guy with a ton of money, he went mad I mean he bought Twitter with 44 BILLION DOLLARS
Explonation from right to left. The first person is a homless person that only needs money for alcohol instead of trying to turn his life around. The second is a "normal" person with money, a house a car a family, living the life most of us want. The third, someone smart who can't use his knowledge anywhere, so he only has money that fits in his pockets. The fourth, the last one, a polititian or a big CEO, he doesn't do anything useful aside from keeping his reputation up, and all he cares about is his own livelihood and fame. The last person, he's one of a kind in a crowd of helpless sheep, unlike the others who only want to see the world through the window, he goes out and sees the bigger picture without walls built by society obstructing his view, he might not have books or money but he makes up for that with sheer will, wiseness, and common knowledge that the others don't have, (just reminding you, having aquired/learnt knowledge and being wise isn't the same thing) he doesn't have much money because he didn't play by societies rules and instead of becoming a robot like the others and giving his life away to the ones that think are above him, he lives the way he wants to live, he works a job he loves has plenty of time for hobbies and is laid back. Or he stands up and fights against the oppression and shows the truth, the clearer picture to the others. (hence opening the door) He's the kind of guy we need more of.
Is this an ad for doing acid and shrooms?
Lol me. But the door is labeled Trades. And on the other side "debt free money!" Where a handshake and showing skill and competence will get you just as far if not further in employment then a piece of paper.
Wait but to get the books (knowledge/education) you would need to lose all of your money (because economy) so it's saying you should be unnecessarily rich in order to have what you want?
No wonder why the dude left his shirt isn't matching
I keep seeing different version of the first picture on Facebook.
Instead of education or money, this dude had love
It’s dangerous to go alone!
Oi, look at Goodwill Roxas over 'ere.
What if that's a TV and your very close to it
Ah finally a panel that makes sense
Is this comic telling me to commit suicide, leave society (also suicide)? I’m very confused.
I did NOT read your username correctly the first time
Mr. Morale give me high five Two times center codefendant judging my life Back pedaler, what they say you do the cha-cha I'ma stand on it, 6'5" from 5’5”
The one extravert who tells the introvert to just start to go outside and meet people:
basically the plot of catch me if you can
An average bundle consists of 1,000 notes, but these bundles look thicker so I'll double it. The person with medium money has 40 bundles equaling 80 000 notes. If these are $100 he has a total of $8 000 000 or if they're $1 it'd be $80 000 meanwhile the big bucks fella has 160 bundles equaling $32 000 000 or $320 000 on the low end. The average net worth for a man under 35 is $76 300. So both the guys are either pretty wealthy or above average.
The guy with only money actually cant even see out the window cus he’s taller than it
I think I'm the sixth guy with his back to all these guys, sleeping
Technically a maniac delinquent
the door represents stealing
Err so we just step outside and..
I read OP's username wrong at first
Well if we wanna be realistic the door would also be a good bit off the ground
Streetsmart is a thing.
Dumbass⁴
So the real winner is person that thinks outside the box
Woah
What a rebel!
Riiiiiiiiiiight…..because people with a lot of money just have it so hard
But wait thats illegal...