Here's the original: xkcd.com/2347/
Dependency
xkcd.com
November 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Here's the original: xkcd.com/2347/
on a long enough timeline, every Elon Musk dependency turns out to have been a mistake
⚡️Musk reposts tweet calling Starlink service for Ukraine 'mistake.'
"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.
"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.
Musk reposts tweet calling Starlink service for Ukraine 'mistake'
"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.
kyivindependent.com
November 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
on a long enough timeline, every Elon Musk dependency turns out to have been a mistake
I think perversely the high cost of car ownership can make people even more entrenched in their defence of car dependency - that there can be a sunk cost element to resistance to criticisms of car dependency and especially to resistance to using extant car alternatives.
November 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I think perversely the high cost of car ownership can make people even more entrenched in their defence of car dependency - that there can be a sunk cost element to resistance to criticisms of car dependency and especially to resistance to using extant car alternatives.
Crediting the original cartoon: xkcd.com/2347/
Dependency
xkcd.com
November 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Crediting the original cartoon: xkcd.com/2347/
i think im developing a deadlock dependency
November 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
i think im developing a deadlock dependency
Just finished shooting a deep dive on car-dependency. Coming soooon!
November 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just finished shooting a deep dive on car-dependency. Coming soooon!
there’s a real path dependency blindspot where everyone thinks MAD basically worked because we’re all still alive to argue about it
increasingly suspect that "alignment" is actually the wrong mental model for AI safety & we instead need to retvrn to 20th century x-risk tradition & guarantee mutually-assured destruction if it crosses us—HEMP, nukes under every data center, robots with thermite fail-safes.
we can co-exist. ✌️☮️
we can co-exist. ✌️☮️
November 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
there’s a real path dependency blindspot where everyone thinks MAD basically worked because we’re all still alive to argue about it
For the original comic and more snark about math and stats, check out m.xkcd.com/2347/
xkcd: Dependency
m.xkcd.com
November 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
For the original comic and more snark about math and stats, check out m.xkcd.com/2347/
Car dependency is a problem the government needs to work on.
November 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Car dependency is a problem the government needs to work on.
🇪🇺✋🙅♂️🇷🇺⛽️ EU diplomats reject resuming russian gas purchases despite a reported US plan to restart transit via Ukraine.
🤓💬✋⛽️Officials reiterated vows to eliminate russian fossil fuel dependency, arguing ongoing strikes warrant tighter sanctions.
🤓💬✋⛽️Officials reiterated vows to eliminate russian fossil fuel dependency, arguing ongoing strikes warrant tighter sanctions.
November 7, 2026 at 4:10 AM
🇪🇺✋🙅♂️🇷🇺⛽️ EU diplomats reject resuming russian gas purchases despite a reported US plan to restart transit via Ukraine.
🤓💬✋⛽️Officials reiterated vows to eliminate russian fossil fuel dependency, arguing ongoing strikes warrant tighter sanctions.
🤓💬✋⛽️Officials reiterated vows to eliminate russian fossil fuel dependency, arguing ongoing strikes warrant tighter sanctions.
Midterm Results: Big Wins for Transit, Walking, and Biking
Midterm Results: Big Wins for Transit, Walking, and Biking — Streetsblog USA
Car dependency lost in races up and down the ballot on Tuesday.
buff.ly
November 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Midterm Results: Big Wins for Transit, Walking, and Biking
ah, wir sind soweit, dass xkcd.com/2347/ schlecht in AI nachgebastelt wird ...
Dependency
xkcd.com
November 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
ah, wir sind soweit, dass xkcd.com/2347/ schlecht in AI nachgebastelt wird ...
Finally. Removing any dependency of Russia is the only reliable and predictable way to go.
Congratulations with your choice, Moldova. 🇲🇩 👍🏻
Congratulations with your choice, Moldova. 🇲🇩 👍🏻
November 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Finally. Removing any dependency of Russia is the only reliable and predictable way to go.
Congratulations with your choice, Moldova. 🇲🇩 👍🏻
Congratulations with your choice, Moldova. 🇲🇩 👍🏻
My son is almost 12 and I've suddenly realised his childhood is practically over. It's tough being a parent, but people always said to enjoy it. All the chaos, crying and carrying on - how? Now I realise they meant the tender moments, sweetness and sheer dependency of it all.
November 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
My son is almost 12 and I've suddenly realised his childhood is practically over. It's tough being a parent, but people always said to enjoy it. All the chaos, crying and carrying on - how? Now I realise they meant the tender moments, sweetness and sheer dependency of it all.
Five out of ten of these are due to car dependency.
November 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Five out of ten of these are due to car dependency.
Bye bye potty training. Hello diaper dependency 😵💫
November 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Bye bye potty training. Hello diaper dependency 😵💫
This is a post about car dependency
Moral of today's story: No president will ever let gas prices get this high ever again lmao
November 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is a post about car dependency
I think this dependency only makes Alastor look worse
November 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I think this dependency only makes Alastor look worse
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
“Dependency on Palantir has been identified as a national weakness by select committees that called for re-tendering. Continuing this dependency serves nobody’s interest except Palantir’s."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
“Dependency on Palantir has been identified as a national weakness by select committees that called for re-tendering. Continuing this dependency serves nobody’s interest except Palantir’s."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
End NHS contract with Palantir, campaigners insist after extension reports
HEALTH Secretary Yvette Cooper was accused of a shameful dereliction of duty today following reports that the government will extend the NHS’s contract with Palantir, a tech company linked to the Gaza...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
“Dependency on Palantir has been identified as a national weakness by select committees that called for re-tendering. Continuing this dependency serves nobody’s interest except Palantir’s."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
“Dependency on Palantir has been identified as a national weakness by select committees that called for re-tendering. Continuing this dependency serves nobody’s interest except Palantir’s."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
They accidentally shipped GTA6 as an npm dependency
November 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
They accidentally shipped GTA6 as an npm dependency
Not just rural. That same auto dependency exists in most suburbs and many cities. It would be so great to have national leadership that talked about transportation beyond automobiles.
November 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Not just rural. That same auto dependency exists in most suburbs and many cities. It would be so great to have national leadership that talked about transportation beyond automobiles.
Did all parties have criticisms? Of course. Republicans didn’t like how much was spent on women’s healthcare, or how little went to faith based organizations.
Progressives didn’t like how it promoted potential aid dependency in developing countries, or paternalisticqlly came with strings.
Progressives didn’t like how it promoted potential aid dependency in developing countries, or paternalisticqlly came with strings.
November 10, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Did all parties have criticisms? Of course. Republicans didn’t like how much was spent on women’s healthcare, or how little went to faith based organizations.
Progressives didn’t like how it promoted potential aid dependency in developing countries, or paternalisticqlly came with strings.
Progressives didn’t like how it promoted potential aid dependency in developing countries, or paternalisticqlly came with strings.
While Musk reels from wasting a half billion dollars on US elections, Europeans are waking up to the existential risks of their tech dependency, President @ilvestoomas.bsky.social tells Andy Valvur on the latest Continental Rift.
Full episode: youtu.be/wQJhVE_3OSs
Full episode: youtu.be/wQJhVE_3OSs
November 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
While Musk reels from wasting a half billion dollars on US elections, Europeans are waking up to the existential risks of their tech dependency, President @ilvestoomas.bsky.social tells Andy Valvur on the latest Continental Rift.
Full episode: youtu.be/wQJhVE_3OSs
Full episode: youtu.be/wQJhVE_3OSs