Comic #4768: potential-2

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Panel 1: Character 1: "It's so exciting to be a kid, isn't it? You have infinite potential futures!" Character 2: "Infinite? That doesn’t sound right, mama."

Panel 2: Character 1: "If the possibilities are infinite, how come there’s some chance I'll be an astronaut, but no chance you’ll be an astronaut?"

Panel 3: Character 1: "Common misunderstanding of infinities. Think about it like this: Imagine you have infinite choices of roads, each of which has infinite side-paths, but none of the main roads touch."

Panel 4: Character 1: "That means once you select, say, the road to Toronto, you still have infinite choices, but none of them will get you to Chicago."

Panel 5: Character 1: "And being alive is like you have partial control of the steering wheel and no control over your speed." Character 2: "There ya go!"

Panel 6: Character 2: "This is kinda ruining the whole 'life is a journey' thing." Character 1: "I like to think of life as an infinite-branched tree that's slowly being dismembered!"

Panel 7 (Bonus Comic): (Note: This panel is indicated as a bonus but doesn't have specific text transcribed.)

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