These have been difficult times.

I’m here, almost finishing the core implementations of my website so I can welcome everyone in the best way possible. And the world sometimes seems to be crumbling around us, doesn’t it?

Last Wednesday I was very happy, as I had managed to achieve a reasonable result after months of studying and testing implementations for memberships, newsletters, etc. — to keep everyone updated in a coherent and the least invasive way possible. I still have a lot to define, and I appreciate any tips or feedback on the system I’m still developing (Memberships, mainly).

I was in a celebratory mood when an interaction with a friend worried me and, honestly, could have really discouraged me! She told me she was going to apply to work with generative AI training…

I could — and perhaps should — have gotten angry and told her some hard truths. Facts, you know? About how this makes her directly responsible for many of the difficulties and bad things happening to us, to our bread and butter, the future of our lives, families, work, livelihoods, etc.

And mind you, she was being somewhat rude, senseless, and totally arrogant and overbearing.

But the truth behind that attitude was undeniable: she radiated fear, hopelessness, and confusion. I think we are all facing this in such a frightening moment that the world is going through.

The weekend before, I visited one of my best friends, and he has clearly been depressed for a while. I’ve never seen him like this for more than a few hours, and now it seems to have been over a month.

All of this, and more, brought back a feeling that hasn’t taken root in me for a long time: this stubbornness in the face of the unjust and the cruel.

People have been giving up… And that makes me want to do the right thing even more!

I’m going to be a grandfather! I won’t let anything or anyone make me give up on wanting the best for all the children who will inherit this wonderful world that scoundrels are trying to dominate and destroy!

Having said all that, and because of all that, I made a short comic to get these things off my chest.

I hope it does you all some good!

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Love to everyone!