There's not much to honestly say about the motivation I had to draw these—I think it's readily apparent given what started in 2020.

I suppose in lieu of that one can do a bit of a reflection as to where things have gone since then, but if I'm honest, I don't think that'd be very productive either. We all kind of know the mess the world is in know. A prof told me that the pandemic didn't so much break society as it did simply sweep the layer of dust off the top that had accumulated over time to reveal that the cracks did run deep.

There is one thing that these two pieces reminded me about Tumblr, though: I used to have a mutual here, I can't remember her name, really, but I do remember we actually got along really well. I remember a couple years ago, not too long after the pandemic started, in the midst of the NSFW ban and the subsequent bot dark age, and I checked up on her for some reason—there she was, kind of talking anti-vax stuff.

I don't know her handle now so I don't know what she's like. But really I don't think I want to find out.