I think this is a pretty apt depiction of modern life for the average person! I was always amazed when I talked to my grandmother, who grew up in a small pre-war Polish village, how much work she did. Yet, there appeared to be more coherence, more meaning to her actions, than in our modern world, that consequently reduced her emotional stress. We, stuck navigating an ever-changing technological landscape, juggling a plethora of recreational activities for ourselves and our children, and coping with increasingly complex demands on our productivity, face some interesting challenges that others before us have not faced. We may actually work less (at least physically), and have more access to conveniences (at least for some of us), but we also face the difficulty, as you put it, of “keeping it together”. I’m looking forward to the next part!

I really like that clock! I may have to make one like that for myself.

About the message, I’d agree: in the 21st century, it’s gone from “keeping it real” to “keeping it together”. This is the age of multi-tasking but getting less done, of convenience but more confusion and headaches, of more variety but less choice.

this was a school project, i just had the title, “keeping it together in the 21st century” and it had to be sequential art..i always wanted to do a comic strip so i went for that and brainstormed all the problem archetypes of the modern age and stuffed them together to point out what a ridiculous reality we’ve created for ourselves

the clock reads “peru”