>live in his own house
>well furnished, even has a big TV
>all on a cashier job
>has time to pursue arts too
was squidward supposed to be living a shitty life back when spongebob was new? Compared to now he's extremely fortunate.
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A wageslave is a shit life, yes.
Part of the joke is that Squidward's job itself was legitimately mind-numbing shit, but the other part is that in spite of that his personal life could be pretty good if he wasn't making himself so miserable. He pretty much has the best house in the neighborhood and clearly manages his finances well.
Being able to live the life of an actual person on the wage of a cashier used to be the norm back when the series was first released.
Nowadays you're expected to work two full-time jobs just to barely pay rent like the slave you are.
>Being able to live the life of an actual person on the wage of a cashier used to be the norm back when the series was first released.
in 1950 maybe but spongebob released in '99. cashiering was absolutely poorgay shit
No it wasn't. Shit was absolutely far, far more affordable for low-skilled jobs in 1999 but you couldn't afford a place of your own as a cashier then either. Maybe a squalid apartment on the wrong side of town but definitely not a nice two-story home.
The shitty part is mostly Spongebob and Patrick disrupting him by getting him involved in their antics, and his art being unappreciated by anyone else
No, part of it was that his dissatisfaction was somewhat self inflicted alongside dealing with moronic neighbors and other buttholes in his life
It's not that Squidward was ever living in poverty or anything, he still had higher aspirations (fancies, more like) that he couldn't reach for various reasons
was it fortunate for a giant pacific octopus to live in a fully furnished hollow easter island head with a big screen tv 23 years ago? yes, op, yes it probably was
consider his neighbors who live respectively in a pineapple and under a rock
that dude was lucky even then and he knew it
>you're not allowed to compare cartoons to real life in ANY way, chud
i mean
what is it about this children's cartoon depicting sea creatures doing human things that you find realistic
is it the plankton that wants to take over the world by stealing a burger recipe?
or to put it another way
do you think a children's cartoon should be used to brutally grind down kids' expectations of the world to come or to pass on our hopes and ideals to them?
dumbass
who's house was better?
I'd live in Spongebobs place, he has a library
I like how most of Spongebob's house interior is pretty believable, and then he just has a big-ass library he never really uses that much with a whole slide inside of it .
He uses it a lot. He's just a speed reader. You underestimate how sharp Spongebob can be.
He memorized where every book was. Meaning he has read them at least one time. Also its not like he can sit in there all evening he has job on the weekday
Bring a book to his bed and then wake up.
I like the characterization it gives him.
You wouldn't normally assume someone like Spongebob is an intellectual but this giant library proves he at least likes to read or research. Shows he's not dumb, just childish.
Yeah Spongebob's actually fairly intelligent, both emotionally and in a book-smart way, he's just naive about a lot of stuff. People mistake that for a lack of intelligence but he's regularly shown to be pretty knowledgeable and resourceful.
you'd be right if nuBob didn't contradict everything you said
nuBob doesn't count so nothing was contradicted.
Spongebob's house feels pretty average outside of his library that he inexplicably has. Squidward's house actually feels pretty fancy, just compare their bathrooms.
He was miserable because he wanted more. Even someone who is financially secure can be miserable if they're working as a cashier in fast food.
Too bad Spongebob and Patrick destroys his house every other day
The reason Spongebob and Squidward can afford their lifestyles is probably because the rent in Bikini Bottom must be dirt cheap with how often it gets destroyed.
It was the turn of the millenium. You could actually survive on a wagie job and careers and degrees and shit were for people who wanted extravagant shit like boats and cottages.
Maybe he was homosexual and the citizens of Bikini Bottom weren't down with that.
I believe Spongebob and Squidward could work as a couple.