Do you "get" this comic? [Perry Bible Fellowship]

[FVBTVS]

nobody:
cascade whore: Mendicant punched his sister in 1999

[cxwx]

[FVBTVS]

nobody:
cascade whore: some barely relevant youtube shit no one will watch and he probably hasnt watched himself

[Eight Bit Alien]

[Necrometer]

The joke is in contrast. You cannot be a self-taught doctor, but plenty of programmers are self-taught, and begin as hobbyists researching things online.

It's sorta following the same format as these memes:

Nobody:
Joe Rogan: Chimpanzees should do DMT

Meaning that "nobody" is the first speaker, addressing the world in general. It's not invoking a particular programmer/doctor relationship.

thank you

I was blinded by my own irritation at medical doctors who act pissed because people took on some burden for their own medical care. that first line is so loaded that all I could think about is how fucked healthcare is in the US - MDs train like crazy and then don't even have a chance to spend time with patients & actually care for them. it's so atrocious. you're way better off if you do act as a "self-taught doctor" IMO, and that feels like a parallel to programmers. but your explanation is 100% correct.