Ok I’m usually a tip supporter, but with him being a psychologist I don’t like that last part of the joke implying that he wouldn’t have noticed if it weren’t related to him
Tip is the most self-centered, egotistical jackass in the entire strip. This is exactly the sort of shit he pulls all the goddamn time. Why should it suddenly seem even remotely surprising now?
He’s always been a psychologist, and he’s always been assuming he’s the center of the universe, and understanding everyone else’s behaviors and feelings through the assumption that they MUST spend all their time thinking about him, and thinking about the REST of the world only as it relates to him.
I know this is over-generalizing, but every person I or my wife [a nurse] have ever known who was a counselor, psychologist, etc had a drive to understand their own personal ‘issues.’ A narcissist becoming a psychologist isn’t terribly unusual to me.
Lots of people have a drive to understand their own issues. Some of them visit psychologists in their effort to understand them. It seems that the distinction that draws some people to become psychologists is their drive and desire to help others understand their issues.
Tip’s problem (well, one of them anyway) is that he seems to be oblivous to his narcissism. In fact, he seems to think of himself, for the most part and most of the time, as perfect. I get the feeling that he studied psychology because he could easily see others’ problems, and he felt — since he is perfect, after all — that he could help them fix their problems.
Practically everybody who is drawn into psychology has major issues, to the point that one of the important jobs of college and university departments in psychology is to filter out the students who are too messed up to become helpful to others. I do not exaggerate.
The better psychologists are aware of their own issues and problems, and know how to use them rather than being used by them.
It’s been stated several times in this comic that he joined skin horse simply because he wants to help non-humans. What motivated him to study psychology is less clear.
Literally the third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) strip of this comic is Tip getting lost complimenting on being a good listener while his client talks about his problems and gets increasingly frustrated that Tip isn’t listening.
Again, shut up D walker. Honestly, as someone who’s reading this comic for the first time, you‘tire endless wining about Tip makes me want to avoid the comment section entirely.
Yes, he’s vain as hell, but he’s also an incredibly compassionate, open-minded, and morally sound person who is actually very good at his job, at least under normal circumstances.
I wonder what role the Narbonics will play in this war? I can picture the mad scientists supporting their creations in overthrowing humanity. And then going to war with each other to make sure their creations are the ones ruling everything.
Maybe they’ll be smarter than the rest and clean up providing essential parts and biotech to all sides – and then fleeing to a private island lair with their fortune (and mutated cyborg gerbil guards).
I forget: was A-Sig’s “see all possible futures” machine permanently destroyed at the end of the “Looking Glass Land” episode, or was it something they could rebuild? If they could, they pretty much cancel out his advantage.
Ah, Tip…. Ever the narcissist.
Ok I’m usually a tip supporter, but with him being a psychologist I don’t like that last part of the joke implying that he wouldn’t have noticed if it weren’t related to him
Tip is the most self-centered, egotistical jackass in the entire strip. This is exactly the sort of shit he pulls all the goddamn time. Why should it suddenly seem even remotely surprising now?
He’s always been a psychologist, and he’s always been assuming he’s the center of the universe, and understanding everyone else’s behaviors and feelings through the assumption that they MUST spend all their time thinking about him, and thinking about the REST of the world only as it relates to him.
I wonder what motivated him to *become* a psychologist.
Self verification.
I know this is over-generalizing, but every person I or my wife [a nurse] have ever known who was a counselor, psychologist, etc had a drive to understand their own personal ‘issues.’ A narcissist becoming a psychologist isn’t terribly unusual to me.
Lots of people have a drive to understand their own issues. Some of them visit psychologists in their effort to understand them. It seems that the distinction that draws some people to become psychologists is their drive and desire to help others understand their issues.
Tip’s problem (well, one of them anyway) is that he seems to be oblivous to his narcissism. In fact, he seems to think of himself, for the most part and most of the time, as perfect. I get the feeling that he studied psychology because he could easily see others’ problems, and he felt — since he is perfect, after all — that he could help them fix their problems.
Practically everybody who is drawn into psychology has major issues, to the point that one of the important jobs of college and university departments in psychology is to filter out the students who are too messed up to become helpful to others. I do not exaggerate.
The better psychologists are aware of their own issues and problems, and know how to use them rather than being used by them.
To be fair, practically everybody — not just those drawn into phychology — has issues.
It’s been stated several times in this comic that he joined skin horse simply because he wants to help non-humans. What motivated him to study psychology is less clear.
Literally the third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) strip of this comic is Tip getting lost complimenting on being a good listener while his client talks about his problems and gets increasingly frustrated that Tip isn’t listening.
Again, shut up D walker. Honestly, as someone who’s reading this comic for the first time, you‘tire endless wining about Tip makes me want to avoid the comment section entirely.
Yes, he’s vain as hell, but he’s also an incredibly compassionate, open-minded, and morally sound person who is actually very good at his job, at least under normal circumstances.
He is a clinical psychologist, not a therapist. (Despite his beloved therapy puppets.)
I ascribe this to the shorthand their history allows. More concerning is Tip’s inattention to Artie’s state of neglect.
Eh, it’ll probably turn out in the next strip that he’s not that clueless. But you gotta end on a punchline, right?
This can’t be helping much with Artie’s “I’m a monster born to destroy” complex.
Also, whatever happens, at least Helen will still be proud of him.
A mad scientist creates monsters to destroy all the fools that slighted them.
A GOOD mad scientist creates monsters which, whatever they do, make their creators proud.
… Look I know this means messed up mad scientists technically fit into this category, but what would you expect?
I think it’s more than just Narbonic-era a “I’m a monster born to destroy” complex (such as http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/060922.jpg). Artie has some specific concerns with regard to Prop 39 and the Old/New War. See http://skin-horse.com/comic/absolutely-do-not/
Fabulosity is in the eye of the beholder.
I wonder what role the Narbonics will play in this war? I can picture the mad scientists supporting their creations in overthrowing humanity. And then going to war with each other to make sure their creations are the ones ruling everything.
Maybe they’ll be smarter than the rest and clean up providing essential parts and biotech to all sides – and then fleeing to a private island lair with their fortune (and mutated cyborg gerbil guards).
yes, yes, you both look handsome and rugged
now kiss
Sweetheart specifically told him not to do that
And why should that have any effect on Tip’s behavior?
She expressed a preference. She didn’t forbid. That means he’s allowed.
Well, Artie can beat Tip on the rugged look, long as he stays in that form.
I thought he could see the future with this smartassness?
“Difficult to see.
Always in motion is the future.”
I forget: was A-Sig’s “see all possible futures” machine permanently destroyed at the end of the “Looking Glass Land” episode, or was it something they could rebuild? If they could, they pretty much cancel out his advantage.
I suspect they could have rebuilt it, but without Sergio, may not have been able to get it working again.
Sergio’s not Mad, so they should be able to build it again from plans. He probably just didn’t document some crucial components.
However, after they built it the first time, it seems that they needed to track Sergio down to get it working, and to make repairs.
“I’ll never be happy, ’cause everything I ever did was wrong. If you don’t want my peaches, honey, please don’t shake my tree.”