Comic #7009: learn

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Panel 1: A man with glasses and a beard stands with his arms crossed, speaking to a woman with shoulder-length dark hair. She looks frustrated. The background is a light blue. The text reads: "Why do we make kids learn algebra that they'll never use in real life?" The woman responds emphatically: "Yes! So much of school is pointless."

Panel 2: The same woman continues, gesturing with her hand as if explaining something. She says, "Like I had to play dodgeball, but in adult life have I ever had to dodge a ball?"

Panel 3: The man, looking slightly disheveled, scratches his beard and thinks. The woman continues, saying, "I was made to read King Lear and have never once had to divide a kingdom between daughters!"

Panel 4: The comic expands to include another character—a man in a red shirt, standing beside the woman who is still speaking, hands on her hips. The woman says, "I was forced to learn that humans evolved from other organisms, but I've been a nurse for two decades and have never once had to gradually turn a fish into a mammal!"

Panel 5: The woman is now animated and exclaims, "By God, the whole thing is a waste of time! Come to think of it, why are we even having this specific conversation when we're never going to have this exact conversation again later?!"

Panel 6: Another person, a woman with long dark hair, looks amused. She is laughing as the woman continues, "Are you done yet?"

Panel 7: The woman replies, "Sorry, I can’t stop talking because I never was explicitly taught how to stop talking!"

The comic uses humor to critique traditional education and its perceived irrelevance to real-life situations.