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[[A patient sits facing his therapist in the latter’s office.]]

Patient: I feel helpless. Like I’m not good at anything. I can’t seem to finish anything, and even when I do, I can’t stand criticism.

Patient: I swear, nobody else has ever felt like I do. I’m a middle-class white guy stuck in an existential crisis, doc. You don’t know how torturous it is to be me!

Doctor: Well, it’s a step up from claiming to be a panda bear, at least. You’re not still eating leaves, are you?
Patient [With a bamboo branch in his mouth]: Mmrf?

{{header: soldier on at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i actually have several interesting things to say on the subject but a dude eating leaves just seems more relevant}}

#166; In which Neuroses are diagnosed transcribed by in

[[A patient sits facing his therapist in the latter's office.]]

Patient: I feel helpless. Like I'm not good at anything. I can't seem to finish anything, and even when I do, I can't stand criticism.

Patient: I swear, nobody else has ever felt like I do. I'm a middle-class white guy stuck in an existential crisis, doc. You don't know how torturous it is to be me!

Doctor: Well, it's a step up from claiming to be a panda bear, at least. You're not still eating leaves, are you?
Patient [With a bamboo branch in his mouth]: Mmrf?

{{header: soldier on at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i actually have several interesting things to say on the subject but a dude eating leaves just seems more relevant}}

i actually have several interesting things to say on the subject but a dude eating leaves just seems more relevant

#166; In which Neuroses are diagnosed

  — March 14th, 2006

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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