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First Seen: Wed 2016-03-09
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles
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Hu Iz Alyss Roaz?
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Kickstarter Success! [ May 13, 2025 ]
The Not-Safe-Space 2 Kickstarter Campaign has ended successfully. Thanks to all who pledged!
Now we get to wait 2 weeks while Kickstarter transmits the funds, and Scott can order the books, and send surveys to backers to get current e-mail addresses for the .PDF versions and mailing addresses for the physical books.
All of this should show up in June.
Transcript For Strip 1295
Panel 1Diana, Bok, Zander, Alyss.
Diana: But this doesn't make sense! Why retard technology?
Diana: And why is our population declining?
Alyss: Both good questions, which will feature in the report I'm making to my clients.
Alyss: But here's a summary:
Panel 2
Medium close-up on Alyss.
Alyss: Your economy is designed for a goal of 'homeostasis.'
Alyss: That is, it seeks to maintain a steady, predictable state of production, consumption, and resource management.
Alyss: Innovation upsets that balance, requiring adaptations that are challenging for a command-type economy such as yours.
Panel 3
Alyss, Elric, Sargon.
Alyss: It is simpler to suppress innovation. Simpler still to dial technology back to a more manageable level.
Elric: We've been held back for our own good?
Sargon: We've been like mushrooms – kept in the dark and fed shit.
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