Comic #5896: need

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Character 1: DO YOU THINK PEOPLE NEED MONEY TO BE HAPPY?

Character 2: NAH.

Character 1: IT'S LIKE HAVING A HOUSE. DO YOU NEED MONEY TO HAVE A HOUSE?

Character 2: NO! YOU JUST HAVE TO GET A SHOVEL, DIG A GIGANTIC HOLE, GO QUARRY SOME LIMESTONE, BUILD A KILN TO CONVERT IT TO QUICKLIME, COMBINE IT WITH SAND, POUR YOUR FOUNDATION, CHOP DOWN A BUNCH OF TREES, SAW THEM INTO BOARDS, BLACKSMITH THOUSANDS OF NAILS TO HOLD THEM TOGETHER, AND…

Character 2: WAIT, I SKIPPED THE STEP WHERE YOU NEED TO MINE SOME COAL FOR THE KILN, BUT THAT COAL WILL BE HANDY BECAUSE LATER WE’LL NEED TO SMELT SOME STEEL. OF COURSE, CASTING THE STEEL SOLO WILL REQUIRE SOME CONSTRUCTION. YOU'LL WANT A COMPUTER TOO.

Character 1: I GUESS YOU'LL START THERE BY FINDING SOME SILICON. SMELT SOME COPPER. OH, WAIT, YOU'LL NEED TO BUILD A POWER PLANT FIRST.

Character 2: OR PERHAPS A PRIMITIVE COMPUTER BASED ON THE MOVEMENT OF WATER COULD—

Character 1: I MEAN DOES MONEY MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY!!

Character 2: WELL OBVIOUSLY.

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