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No words. I have no words. I read this because I liked Minna Sundberg's other comic, Stand Still Stay Silent. Boy was I surprised when this had less to do with the social credit system and more to do with the fact that Minna recently converted to Christianity and is making a misleading comic about how you should repent and let Jesus Christ into your life. No joke. What bothers me though isn't the obvious Christian extremism, it's that she hides it under the veil of a cute comic about something else. It's just disturbing.
And if that doesn't weird you out enough, Minna wrote a long afterword that left my jaw on the floor.
Yeah. I don't have much to say after that. I would've given the comic 2 or maybe even 3 stars if the author was honest about what this was about, but it's a bait and switch. It comes off as dishonest and distasteful. It's a shame, because Minna is a talented artist and writer and the parts of the story that isn't about telling you to stop sinning were actually not bad.
And if that doesn't weird you out enough, Minna wrote a long afterword that left my jaw on the floor.
after coming to faith I knew God hasn’t given me the skills and means to tell stories just “for fun”. I have been given a gift to convey information in a special way, and it’s my duty to not waste it.
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What's not to like? Everyone just goes with the flow of the system and enjoy an endless flow of cheap trinkets and gadgets to consume, an ever-increasing stream of free entertainment to fill every waking moment; movies and videogames and pornography and events. You can spend your Universal Basic Income on restaurants of all sorts and travel and thrilling "experiences" for pictures on social media. If somehow you still feel unfulfilled just consume a pile of self-help books that will teach you how to reach enlightenment by loving yourself more, manifesting your higher consciousness and finding the divine of your own self. If that doesn't help just smoke some weed, or seek something stronger from your doctor. You'll be content one way or another. Nobody will be around anymore to tell you about how you sin against God, to repent and humbly turn to Christ for forgiveness and salvation from the judgment that comes at the end of everyone's lives. That would be offensive, hurtful and harmful, and thus not allowed! You can say that Jesus loves you and wants you to live your best life, that's it! But... we're not there yet. The all-silencing Social Credit System is not yet here, and there's still time to sound the message of salvation.
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In conclusion: If you one day find yourself in that future utopia, where your purpose of life is consuming product and entertainment or pursuing vain goals of "bettering yourself", and nobody is allowed to say or write anything "harmful" anymore , remember this: your problem is your sin against God. But He is loving and merciful, and is still gathering his lost sheep, humble yourself and repent.
Yeah. I don't have much to say after that. I would've given the comic 2 or maybe even 3 stars if the author was honest about what this was about, but it's a bait and switch. It comes off as dishonest and distasteful. It's a shame, because Minna is a talented artist and writer and the parts of the story that isn't about telling you to stop sinning were actually not bad.