odditycollector:

rose, really you need to let it go about the apples

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[transcript: An xkcd I ruined for old time’s sake!
PANEL 1: Rose Lalonde approaches the counter at a stand run by Jane Crocker.
ROSE: Just this apple, thanks.
JANE: That will be one dollar.
ROSE: Exactly? No tax or anything?
JANE: That’s right.
PANEL 2: Rose stares at the apple.
PANEL 3:
JANE: …Is that a problem?
ROSE: It’s just weird to realize that every other transaction in my life will be more complicated than this.
PANEL 4:
ROSE: This is like a platonic ideal exchange. An apple for a dollar.
JANE: I see.
PANEL 5:
ROSE: Are we on a frictionless plane? Is a train leaving Chicago at 40 mph? Should I solve for something??
JANE: Okay, apples are $4.13 now.
ROSE: That’s… probably better for us both.]