I really don’t think it has anything to do with math. Remember, this cartoon was written for the general public.
You know how people say “if you ___, you’re part of the problem”? I think the joke is that the people in the picture already know and believe that they’re part of the problem, rather than needing to be told. Rather than doing anything about it, they seem to celebrate it. It’s just kind of absurdist humor, nothing too deep.
Honestly, it hits different these days when a lot of right wing American politics is literally about celebrating being part of the problem. “Rolling coal” and such.
I really don’t think it has anything to do with math. Remember, this cartoon was written for the general public.
You know how people say “if you ___, you’re part of the problem”? I think the joke is that the people in the picture already know and believe that they’re part of the problem, rather than needing to be told. Rather than doing anything about it, they seem to celebrate it. It’s just kind of absurdist humor, nothing too deep.
Honestly, it hits different these days when a lot of right wing American politics is literally about celebrating being part of the problem. “Rolling coal” and such.