It refers to a famous joke from the comic Watchmen
A man goes to a doctor and says he’s depressed. The doctor says the great clown Pagliacci is in town and will cheer him up. The man says “But doctor…I am Pagliacci.”
the joke predates watchmen. only reason i know this is that if appears in benjamin’s arcades project (which im currently reading) in the chapter on boredom
Boredom began to be experienced in epidemic proportions during the 1840s. Lamartine is said to be the first to have given expression to this malady. It plays a role in a little story about the famous mime Deburau. A distinguished Paris neurologist was consulted one day by a patient whom he had not seen before. The patient complained of the typical illness of the times – weariness with life, deep depression, boredom. ‘There’s nothing wrong with you,’ said the doctor after a thorough examination. ‘Just try to relax – find something to entertain you. Go to see Deburau some evening, and life will look different to you.’ ‘Ah, dear sir,’ answered the patient, ‘I am Deburau.’"
Oh so the end of the joke is “but doctor - i am already in omelas” because the child is the person the citizens of omelas are forcing to suffer so they can have their utopia.
Kind of funny, but i didn’t know the watchmen thing. I hate fucking comics and superhero garbage. Ugh
I don’t like superheroes but the original Watchmen graphic novel was a critique of super hero stories written by an anarchist. The medium of comics has plenty of slop but Watchmen effectively utilizes the art form to tell a story that really works as a comic.
It refers to a famous joke from the comic Watchmen
A man goes to a doctor and says he’s depressed. The doctor says the great clown Pagliacci is in town and will cheer him up. The man says “But doctor…I am Pagliacci.”
the joke predates watchmen. only reason i know this is that if appears in benjamin’s arcades project (which im currently reading) in the chapter on boredom
Oh so the end of the joke is “but doctor - i am already in omelas” because the child is the person the citizens of omelas are forcing to suffer so they can have their utopia.
Kind of funny, but i didn’t know the watchmen thing. I hate fucking comics and superhero garbage. Ugh
I don’t like superheroes but the original Watchmen graphic novel was a critique of super hero stories written by an anarchist. The medium of comics has plenty of slop but Watchmen effectively utilizes the art form to tell a story that really works as a comic.
Oh cool. I just only vaguely have heard of it from some cringe movie they made or some shit.
It’s good