scrooging

A four-panel SMBC comic, each panel labeled with an age, showing the same person reading the book "A Christmas Carol" and reacting differently as they grow older. AGE 10: a child reads on a pink couch and says, "Geez, Scrooge is such a sad old meanie." AGE 30: an adult says, "To be fair, his nephew had ZERO data on the quality of the charity he wanted money for." AGE 50: the now middle-aged reader says, "So just because he's successful, he's responsible for everyone's wellbeing?" AGE 70: a white-haired old person in glasses, holding a drink, says, "Oh, I get it. The moral is that old people sometimes go senile and make bad choices." The joke is that the reader grows steadily more cynical and self-serving with age, finally identifying with Scrooge rather than condemning him. Votey (bonus panel): a woman with long flowing hair leans in and says, "The best day for Christmas jokes is January 1" — the comic was posted on New Year's Day.