Comic #4958: jealousy

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Here is a detailed transcription of the text from the comic:

Panel 1:

• Character 1: "WHY IS IT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO IMPRESS ME AREN'T THE SAME PEOPLE I'M JEALOUS OF?"

Panel 2:

• Character 2: "I'M IMPRESSED by artists and scientists and leaders who devote everything to something beautiful heedless of the cost in health, wealth, or reputation."

Panel 3:

• Character 1: "BUT, WHEN I FEEL JEALOUSY, IT'S ALWAYS TOWARD PEOPLE WHO ARE RICH AND IMPORTANT RIGHT THIS SECOND."

Panel 4:

• Character 2: "I GUESS, IN MY HEART, I WANT TO LIVE AN ASCETIC LIFE DRIVEN BY PURPOSE, ALL THE WHILE KNOWING THAT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE CHEERING ME ON FOR BEING SO GREAT."

Panel 5:

• Character 2: "HAVE YOU CONSIDERED JOINING ANY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION?"

Panel 6:

• Character 1: "ISN'T THAT A BIT PRETENTIOUS?"

End of comic.