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Uh, Mr. Star Wars author?

It's "point five past lightspeed."

I am reminded of this smbc comic about the experiment.

Your first sentence was absolutely right. We should donate to the cause with the highest lives saved per dollar (or QALY per dollar, or some other metric). If everyone were donating to malaria charities, that would change the effect of marginal donations to those and other charities. If everyone tried to do effective altruism, we would eventually need to coordinate between each other.

I'll offer my thoughts on webcomics, such as they are.

I don't read a ton of them. It can be hard for me to get into them sometimes. I read 8-bit theatre back when that was running, and was barely aware of the existence of other comics. I eventually found xkcd because it's very relevant in nerd culture, and I'm pretty sure that's what led me to Questionable Content and smbc. I follow those regularly. I finished DM of the Rings and sporadically catch up on Darths and Droids because I play D&D. I started Shortpacked and Dumbing of Age at one point, but lost track of where I was and never picked them back up. I've enjoyed all the Hyperbole and a Half I've read, but I don't check for updates. I read and thoroughly enjoy subnormality when they're posted. I also every now and then read new Oglaf or JL8.

And that's about all the webcomics I can name, plus a couple more by Brian Clevinger and Jeph Jacques's new one. I've definitely become more aware of them over time. 10 years ago I probably didn't even know they existed, so I'm not sure I can compare the scene then to now. The medium seems strong to me. Artists sell books and merchandise based on their comics, so they can actually support themselves on it. The web offers different ways to format comics, allowing artists to explore new presentations. Your formats are a prime example of this, as are some xkcd's, especially ones like Time or Click and Drag. I'm definitely planning on my own financial support to support people like you. (I'm probably going to ask for a shirt and/or print for Christmas) (ooh, and a copy of the new Dungeon Master's Guide!) I enjoy the idea of new, creative forms of artistic expression. And dammit, they're funny, and I care about the characters!

Okay, I can name more webcomics. LFG, Irregular, Penny Arcade, Dinosaur Comics, Oatmeal, Softer World, Perry Bible Fellowship... Heck, I read some of those occasionally.

Also a big fan of Captain Estar, and the one Bush Era comic hit pretty hard.

I recently discovered Subnormality and it quickly became my favorite webcomic! Your work is very poignant yet funny. As for a question, uh, is Winston Rowntree your real name? If not, what is?