Comic #2782: 2012-12-29

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Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1:
Person 1: "Playing a video game? Aren't you worried about the cost?"
Person 2: "What? There's no cost beyond the cost of the game."

Panel 2:
Person 3: "There's the opportunity cost. You're a professional who makes 50 dollars every hour playing this game is 50 dollars lost."

Panel 3:
Person 4: "The six hours you've spent on this RPG have lost you 300 dollars already."

Panel 4:
Person 5: "If you play through the weekend, you'll lose two grand."

Panel 5:
Person 6: "Oh my God. I understand why money doesn’t buy happiness."

Graph:
Y-axis: "Money lost by having fun"
X-axis: "Job skills"
*Line indicating an upward trend.**

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