Comic #4373: recreation

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Here’s the transcription of the comic text:

Top Panel:

1. Person 1: "WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE BECOMING LESS AND LESS LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS?"
2. Person 2: "RISE OF RATIONALITY, POWER OF CAPITAL OVER LABOR, THE BUREAUCRATIZATION OF BEHAVIOR, THE WELFARE STATE, GLOBALIZATION… IT’S COMPLICATED."
3. Person 1: "YEAH…"
4. Person 2: "NAH! I’M JUST KIDDING. THIS GRAPH EXPLAINS IT ALL."

Bottom Panel:

• A graph is shown with:
  • X-axis labeled TIME
  • Y-axis labeled ENTERTAINMENT VALUE
  • A red line labeled MEETING YOUR NEIGHBORS that is relatively flat.
  • A blue curve labeled VIDEO GAMES that rises steeply as time increases.

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