These days the whole world seems to be contemplating the hermit lifestyle.
There are two types of 'successful' hermits. There's my way - Happy Loner - and there's the alternative - Bitter Recluse. You see, in order to spend all that time alone with yourself, one must either really like yourself (the Happy Loner) or really dislike everyone else (the Bitter Recluse). Well, we've seen how this world runs on bile and hate these days - most folks could never make it as Happy Loner Hermits.
So, to help out with that rough adjustment period, let us visit 1937 for a spot of Dick Ryan's look at humans in Missing Links -
Feel more like avoiding people now?
There are two types of 'successful' hermits. There's my way - Happy Loner - and there's the alternative - Bitter Recluse. You see, in order to spend all that time alone with yourself, one must either really like yourself (the Happy Loner) or really dislike everyone else (the Bitter Recluse). Well, we've seen how this world runs on bile and hate these days - most folks could never make it as Happy Loner Hermits.
So, to help out with that rough adjustment period, let us visit 1937 for a spot of Dick Ryan's look at humans in Missing Links -
Feel more like avoiding people now?
page art by Dick Ryan from Funny Pages #s 13, 15, & 16 (1937)
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