Comic #4505: job

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Panel 1:

• Devil: "Hey God, I bet you this guy Job only likes you because his life is good. He’ll change his mind if his life sucks."
• God: "Sez you!"

Panel 2:

• Devil: "A FEW MONTHS LATER…"
• Devil: "Ha! I killed his cattle, ruined his crops, killed his family, and made him sick, and he still worships me!"

Panel 3:

• Devil: "Hey God, I bet you Job only worships you because undeveloped nations with weak institutions require fear of the supernatural in order to enforce pro-social behavior."

Panel 4:

• Devil: "A FEW MONTHS LATER…"
• Devil: "It made his country wealthy and technologically advanced, and he stopped thinking about me. He just wanted happiness."

Panel 5:

• Devil: "Ha!"
• Devil: "I killed his cattle and destroyed his crops, and… he just got insurance money."

Panel 6:

• Devil: "Then he wrote a book series on surviving adversity. Now he’s richer and happier than ever and he lastingly contributed to human society. Dammit."

Panel 7:

• Devil: "How do you inflict suffering on someone with a well-hedged portfolio in a diversified technological society?!"

Panel 8:

• Devil: "You could create a means by which everyone surveils everyone while constantly passing judgment."

Panel 9:

• Text: "SOON, ON EARTH…"

Panel 10:

• Person 1: "What’re you doing?"
• Person 2: "It’s called 'The World Wide Web.'"

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