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JAMES: I- I was playing with my truck? A-and it fell into a puddle and got muddy? Why do these things happen, Daddy? Why is the world full of misery?

ANTON: Think of it this way. In an infinite theoretical future, we’ve mastered time travel a million times over, right? That means than an infinite number of time travelers have already come back to fix everything that needed fixing. They’ve created the best possible universe for us! Anything bad that still happens must have been a compromise to prevent something even worse.

JAMES: But if humanity lasts long enough to master time travel, then wouldn’t we be overrun with time travelers? Doesn’t the fact that we’re not mean that humanity is doomed?
ANTON: We ARE overrun with time travelers, sweetie pie. You just don’t recognize them.

ANTON: All ants are actually humans from the future. Resource scarcity will not be kind to our evolution.
JAMES: This is just another trick to try and get me to worship ants

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#659; O Theoretical Saviors transcribed by in

JAMES: I- I was playing with my truck? A-and it fell into a puddle and got muddy? Why do these things happen, Daddy? Why is the world full of misery?

ANTON: Think of it this way. In an infinite theoretical future, we’ve mastered time travel a million times over, right? That means than an infinite number of time travelers have already come back to fix everything that needed fixing. They’ve created the best possible universe for us! Anything bad that still happens must have been a compromise to prevent something even worse.

JAMES: But if humanity lasts long enough to master time travel, then wouldn’t we be overrun with time travelers? Doesn’t the fact that we’re not mean that humanity is doomed?
ANTON: We ARE overrun with time travelers, sweetie pie. You just don’t recognize them.

ANTON: All ants are actually humans from the future. Resource scarcity will not be kind to our evolution.
JAMES: This is just another trick to try and get me to worship ants

{{header: have faith in WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: dads!! so full of tricks!!}}

#659; O Theoretical Saviors transcribed by in

JAMES: I- I was playing with my truck? A-and it fell into a puddle and got muddy? Why do these things happen, Daddy? Why is the world full of misery?

ANTON: Think of it this way. In an infinite theoretical future, we've mastered time travel a million times over, right? That means than an infinite number of time travelers have already come back to fix everything that needed fixing. They've created the best possible universe for us! Anything bad that still happens must have been a compromise to prevent something even worse.

JAMES: But if humanity lasts long enough to master time travel, then wouldn't we be overrun with time travelers? Doesn't the fact that we're not mean that humanity is doomed?
ANTON: We ARE overrun with time travelers, sweetie pie. You just don't recognize them.

ANTON: All ants are actually humans from the future. Resource scarcity will not be kind to our evolution.
JAMES: This is just another trick to try and get me to worship ants

{{header: have faith in WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: dads!! so full of tricks!!}}

dads!! so full of tricks!!!

#659; O Theoretical Saviors

  — September 21st, 2010

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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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