Coolans Planet@lemmy.today to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSome people with their lives...lemmy.todayimagemessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up1423
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minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months ago“Just stop being depressed” as if it’s a choice…
minus-squareCoolans Planet@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat’s your interpretation, not the real meaning
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoSounds like what you call the “real meaning” is your interpretation
minus-squareCoolans Planet@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoOf course: I made the comic strip, so my interpretation is the right one
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoRoland Barthes wants to have a word
minus-squareCoolans Planet@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoMy interpretation is still the right one. I’m responsible for what I say, and not what others understand.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIf that were the case, life would be much simpler. It’s not
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWell that’s just not true. It’s merely the author’s interpretation. Media analysis should extend beyond authoral intent.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOnce you publish art it becomes subject to the interpretations of its viewers
minus-squareBlueberryWalnut@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI don’t remember if it was a comedian or who/where I heard this but someone once likened depression and outsiders talking about it to an asthmatic. Why are you depressed? Just do things that make you happy - there’s so much joy in the world just go get some! What do you mean you have asthma? There’s plenty of air like, right here, just breathe it!
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s a really good analogy, I can’t believe I’ve never heard that before. I like that a lot actually.
“Just stop being depressed” as if it’s a choice…
That’s your interpretation, not the real meaning
Sounds like what you call the “real meaning” is your interpretation
Of course: I made the comic strip, so my interpretation is the right one
Roland Barthes wants to have a word
My interpretation is still the right one. I’m responsible for what I say, and not what others understand.
If that were the case, life would be much simpler. It’s not
Well that’s just not true. It’s merely the author’s interpretation. Media analysis should extend beyond authoral intent.
Once you publish art it becomes subject to the interpretations of its viewers
I don’t remember if it was a comedian or who/where I heard this but someone once likened depression and outsiders talking about it to an asthmatic.
Why are you depressed? Just do things that make you happy - there’s so much joy in the world just go get some!
What do you mean you have asthma? There’s plenty of air like, right here, just breathe it!
That’s a really good analogy, I can’t believe I’ve never heard that before. I like that a lot actually.