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[–] apocalypticat@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The idea of ghosts never made sense to me. Like ooooo I'm flickering this light and making creaky sounds in your house. ooooooo, be afraid! Then what? Just repeat that same thing day after day? Boring!

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

Ghosts can also make your electronics stop working. Eventually the warranty just stops applying.

[–] OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think modern interpretation of spirits is very movie and novel based. Every culture has a interpretation of ghosts and even person to person has interpretation of ghosts. I frankly have no belief in ghosts and any ghost can be explained away by squirrels or mice running around. My best freinds mom insists there's a spirit in her home and even conversates with it.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My mom thinks my house is haunted... It's just old AF and the only damned souls in the walls are the leaky pipes.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's pretty scary when things that aren't supposed to happen, are happening all around you.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, the modern world is very scary. But I don't understand how that applies to the idea of ghosts...

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I think depending on the story or culture, the flickering lights and stuff was generally either an attempt at communication with the living to help the ghost - or to instill fear so people would make irrational choices and accidentally die

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Ghosts are just another conspiracy theory.

"Haha, you plebs think it's just the plumbing, but I know the truth!"

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Original comic for higher quality and doesn't cut out the author's credit

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ooo thanks for this, I didn't know I had an edited version

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is the entire premise of The Ghost and Molly McGee.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It was a fun show to have on in the background. I thought of it too when I saw this lol

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I agree, it has nice songs and I always love listening to Dana Snyder be grouchy.

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yay I found the spider!