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Signs Point To XKCD's Time Ending
CaptSlaq writes "According to the current imagery, it looks like Randal Munroe has finished the story he was telling with the Time series. The long running series that has spanned over 3000 images and spawned multiple methods of viewing and comment appears to have come to an end."
Aka Geek Hubris.
It's a frigging web comic, not Tolstoy. Who, other than obsessive-compulsive fanboys would bother to check it for updates more than once a week or so?
It just goes to show; too much success can turn just about anyone into a diva who thinks that the world hangs on their every word (even a supposedly down-to-earth science guy).
Kinda reminds me of megatokyo or penny arcade - good web comics in their own right, but suddenly the author(s) get to thinking they're some kind of genius / saint / high-artiste.
It's about time.
There's only so much conventional wisdom to recite with stick figures. Munroe has pretty well been on a loop already, eventually he'll be as repetitive as any Sunday comic.
Munroe is probably another utterly unoriginal thinker, but even if he weren't, his audience won't tolerate being told something they don't already agree with. It's a little sad, really, they picture themselves as being free thinkers, but they are the most draconian and conformist people you could imagine.