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[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 2 days ago

And the best part is, he was a struggling artist whose ideas failed time after time, until he decided to do the laziest, most cliche and relatable idea he could think of and that is where he struck gold.

Not that I'm bitter about art under capitalism or anything...

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jim Davis the cartoonist and Jim Davis the billionaire are two different people.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I assume you mean the New Balance guy, but Garfield Jim Davis must be at least close to a billionaire himself.

[–] MoonElf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

one of those net worth sites says 800 million, most of the way there!

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Boomers could literally become rich by being that one guy in the office that can draw half decent.

Like half the stories I hear about how people got their jobs pre 2008 are like "Yeah well I just said I could tell a mean knock knock joke so they gave me a radio show."

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

This is literally how Scott Dilbert got his start, except he can't even draw.

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you had a twitter account in 2007 a media empire just naturally formed around you

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are kids out there making millions playing fortnite or minecraft; no, the comic guy is not an issue for me.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Nah, it's just funny to think about.

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh, I'm not criticizing him for doing it, just that it's funny that so many people saw that cat and said ”wow, he hates Mondays? He really gets me.” leading to a merchandising empire.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago
[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's fucked up. He should be a trillionaire

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

That's not Jim Davis, that's the guy who tried to murder Jim Davis!

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Brought more joy into the world that Elonma

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

By far, although I think people do enjoy vandalizing and destroying Teslas.

He was also at least indirectly responsible for Garfield and Friends.

[–] tim_curry@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago
[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

You take a hot dog, stuff it with some jack cheese, fold it in a pizza, you've got cheesy blasters! Thanks Meat Cat!

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago