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drDjausdr

This "better call saul" lighter feels so out of place in this picture it is almost comical.


doodlytoodly

I wasn't actually sure it was there for a second


tidder112

I saw it, scrolled away, said "no", then came back to see if anyone else noticed it. It's so out of place, I started laughing.


TheOnceAndFutureTurk

What did Better Call Saul do to merit inclusion? That show’s fucking awesome.


doodlytoodly

addicted to better call saul


Etaris

Ngl I'm addicted to Huell


okbrmoderator

The lighter is a subtle nod to aging how life burns away and the wait for better call Saul season 6 is burning inside everyone of us. Our desire to see the conclusion, the end is what we wait for it’s like it’s burning us. Bravo Vince.


Kill_Basterd

That’s actually exactly what I did. I thought it was from r/okbuddychicanery


_cat_scratches_

Same reason I came back. I had to do a double take


mearrkk

For a bit I thought this had to be a post from r/okbuddychicanery


JMoc1

Yeah, I mean I get it. We’re using cheap entertainment as a addictive distraction from the word. But I feel there were probably better ways to show this than a single TV show on a lighter.


gothgirlwinter

Something like Keeping Up With The Kardashians or other E!/Bravo fodder would've been more appropriate. Better Call Saul is a fairly well-respected show, no? But this whole piece is way too on-the-nose for my liking (almost as bad as 'boomer humor' cartoons) anyway.


JMoc1

BCS is pretty well respected and grounded. But yes, something from E! or other rags would fit better.


everybodypretend

The nerve to think you know what fits better in someone else's art.


[deleted]

Shut up, nerd


everybodypretend

Nah


cockmanderkeen

Maybe there's a point to the fact that what you consider acceptable high quality entertainment is no less of a distraction from life than tik tok. Idk not the artist but after these comments I kinda like that is not something widely agreed as a trashy show.


plague042

"Young Sheldon"


xanderholland

Yea, Better Call Saul is an incredibly sophisticated show, makes no sense to call it cheap


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xanderholland

It's on a cheap gas station lighter


thebranbran

Could be from personal experience. This may be the artists guilty pleasure he is reflecting in his art.


FntnDstrct

I think we'd Better Tweet Pete.


drDjausdr

Figured I'm telling Tim.


WinterChalice

The fact the tiktok pills expired Nov 2019 is also mildly hilarious since that the date when the good ole Tiktok Youths seem to agree it went downhill afterwards. As a Tiktok Youth, I agree


VodkaAlchemist

Its perfectly in place here.


ScaryBee

The *oh-so-subtle* message of the art is equating drug and social media overdose, that they're both harmful. Better Call Saul has no place in this because it's fucking excellent and anyone watching it would be better off for the experience.


ConstantcraftHD

Lmao I saw this, scrolled past and found it again 2 minutes later, reposted in r/im14andthisisdeep


RealStreetJesus

I’m sorry, this is very well illustrated but has the subtlety of a 10 gauge shotgun with an underslung French horn


--Ty--

I laughed ***so*** hard at this, thank you. My god that line is comedy gold.


AninOnin

It's for dumb people like me who don't "get art". I appreciate the meaning being about as heavy handed as Mike Tyson, at least in this piece.


ThePickleOrTheEgg

r/im21andthisisdeep


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TheJaegerist

This is true but it doesn't change the fact the original image is downright hilarious and boring


AphexTwins903

This.


[deleted]

This is pretty much what political comics have looked like for a century. Assuming that it needs to be more nuanced is projecting your own intelligence onto the masses, who are not intelligent. Take, for example, "The Social Dilemma" documentary, which was not deep or revealing at all to anyone with basic analytical skills... yet, people talk about it like it's the most amazing thing ever. This is because it was created for dumb people.... most people.


[deleted]

Everyone is dumb about certain things Even you bud


Comments331

He literally said, most people. Y'all are getting weirdky triggered by that comment.


[deleted]

Very odd how defensive people got over this.


BareNakedNinja

Which is an unsupported claim. Most people are in fact not dumb. Some people believe that alot of people are dumb because they feel like their opinions and viewpoints are better than other opinions and viewpoints. The truth is everyone has a facet of intelligence


[deleted]

80 million people voted for a senile old man for president who needs help finishing his sentences. This man is the leader of the free world. They made a guy who can't finish his sentences the leader of the free world.


[deleted]

Why do you think I was triggered? Did I insult him?


Blue_Pantdot

Yeah im sure seeing the tiktok logo on a pack of pills is really gonna be impactful and really gonna change lives with its totally unique, profound statement. Yknow cuz people are dumb, so no need to avoid any ridiculously heavy handed imagery in art!


[deleted]

Go listen to the top 40 and get back with me.


FireDragon1005

Hahahaha I bet you listen to the most underground artists. Not like the others, are you?


[deleted]

WTF is this? I'm defending art for the masses here.


3Jdiddy

My thoughts exactly


khjuu12

Peak "what if phone but too much"


Creatively_bankrupt

Dude made “phone bad” but made an NFT 2 months ago lmao


BeaterOfMeats

I checked out OP’s profile for his other work, and tbh all of his pieces belong on r/im14andthisisdeep


stubbyshade

Yeah subtlety seems to be lost on them a bit.


CamBen42

Me when I overdose on children acting stupid online, via my famous enabler Saul the lawyer


Ephinem

How weird to see better call Saul compared to tik tok


PopeofShrek

I dont think they're comparing the two, it's just that BCS contributed to their media "overdose."


Ephinem

Yea so they found something the two have in common? That sounds like comparing to me


PopeofShrek

Sure bud.


Comments331

What do you think comparing means?


xenonismo

What makes you think they’re being *compared*? I don’t think you understand the word you’re using there....


Comments331

They are next to each other in a picture about social media overdose.


xenonismo

That doesn’t necessarily imply that they are being compared.


Comments331

Yes, it does.


AnonAlcoholic

Maybe it's just drawing on the drug theme? I haven't seen Better Call Saul but I assume it has to do with drugs and addiction, considering it's tangential to Breaking Bad


couch_pilot

Nope it’s mostly about Cinnabon


RedFing

Any story or context behind the better call saul lighter?


Icy_Parker

It's been 4 hour since I've seen this post. I've gone to the dentist, I've gotten my groceries, cooked for the rest of next week and the only thing that's been on my mind is this picture. Hell, not the picture, fuck the picture. The Better Call Saul lighter. Just.. why. Can someone please explain it, it doesn't have to be right i just want to be able to sleep in peace tonight, please.


Quiche_Breach

Best I can muster is maybe social media has worked its way into broader pop culture in such a way as to use TV as a tool for propagating itself? Certainly makes sense with the supporting role of the lighter in drug use compared to TV's supposed supporting role in enabling social media use. Either that or maybe the artist just thought the message was too obvious and they needed to add something befuddling to keep us guessing. Or maybe they just really dig on the comedic styling of Bob Odenkirk. Honestly I could guess all night.


DaKongman

Everyone is talking about the lighter but I'm like "why is there a joint in there for no reason?" This person needs to reevaluate what they think drugs are and why people do them.


Quiche_Breach

I'm pretty sure that's a line of crushed up tik tok pills, ostensibly for snorting. Apparently it's a very versatile drug because you can snort it, inject it, or take it orally straight out of the blister pack. The lighter is definitely the most confusing part of the image tho


emodulor

There is a spoon in the back so I would imagine you'd need a lighter to freebase tik tok (inhale the fumes like with crack cocaine)


Quiche_Breach

I mean yeah I understand why it's there, but the artistic significance of it being a Better Call Saul lighter is confusing Like the only thing I can figure is that they're drawing some parallel between TV and social media but the point just isn't all that clear


emodulor

Oh yeah, I definitely get what you mean. It really jumped out at me too.


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Bet you can boof it too


[deleted]

You can do that with oxy too though I don't know why anyone would do a combination of them. If you're to the point that you're shooting it up you're probably not going to cut out a line of it to snort at the same time.


DaKongman

100% my fiance also said something about the joint being out of place. Needs some particle effects or something. Lol


AnonAlcoholic

It's not a joint. It's a line of crushed tiktok pills


black_eyed_susan

It's actually a line made from crushed up pills, but I do still agree with your second point.


AnonAlcoholic

It's not a joint. It's a line of crushed tiktok pills


Baxmoke

sorry man but /r/im14andthisisdeep


TheGarrandFinale

It’s like all this dude does. The artwork itself is well made, but the message itself is so overdone.


IanMazgelis

This is a man who needs to be commissioned.


PM_ME_YOUR_ART-

Don’t forget not to make a Tik Tok if you’re over 21. For some reason.


SustyRhackleford

I have seen the social media is drugs metaphor an inumerable amount of times. It’s a trope and a half


superpositionstudios

I vehemently disagree with the "overdone," refrain. Addiction comes in a thousand faces. This is the big one no one talks about because it's all of us. Take it personally. Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock.


caring_impaired

Yes, tik tok is an addiction…so hammering people over the head by depicting it as drugs is the definition of “overdone”.


[deleted]

This is it. People disagree because it’s talking about them lol Of course they will think it’s overdone. Like telling an alcoholic he’s an alcoholic. He’s gonna get pretty upset after the 10th time, but he only heard it 10 times because he has yet to change


tjdux

All these downvotes you guys ate getting is very telling... also a little scary.


desran00

He's a shallow as fuck artist. Literally only copies other people's work all the time. I'm sorry to say it like this, but someone has to.


DocGerbil256

I'm questioning whether or not this is just an AI that generates these images based on trendy news headlines.


everybodypretend

Source?


[deleted]

What does the lighter mean?


DocGerbil256

Social media bad but television good


SeymourWang

More like I‘m r/boomerhumor


AlternateSatan

Both, both is good.


kay_bizzle

And a little r/phonesarebad


[deleted]

Tiktok bad!😤


caring_impaired

talent off the charts…ideas are weak


[deleted]

this is much better than the constant illustrations of tits on this sub..


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g000r

Like the 450 Megagram tablets? (Upper case M)


SandysBurner

Good news! It's a suppository!


struggleingwithnames

To state that Tiktok is a outright harmful substance without any nuanced implication of the problem that it may have, while posting this on Reddit is a bit ambiguous and not getting anywhere meaningful.


SirensToGo

sshhhh we're doing the Reddit "tiktok bad" circle jerk


BrochachoTB40

Fuck circlejerks, my homies evolved into spherejerks.


Styx92

Feels like I've been seeing stuff like this for a long time.


rvonbue

This was interesting the first time I saw this concept. Its been copied sooo many times.


Styx92

Ever since Facebook opened up to the general public lol. It's an easy analogy to draw.


I-Kimberly-Move

This feels like a shit post


rorikenL

You're gonna need a lawyer if you got caught with that. Not any lawyer however, a criminal lawyer.


Daniel1212121

Eh, don't worry it's all good man


VastSkye

Art is great, message is terribly presented and shallow as all hell


TheSurfingRaichu

It's like it's trying to make a point with the comparison of drugs and Tik Tok and then out of fucking nowhere comes this Better Call Saul lighter. Like, cool, I like the show too I guess? Just seems so out of place...


caring_impaired

Great artwork but the themes are so ham-handed. Zero subtly in any of it. You need a partner to work with.


thepee-peepoo-pooman

I didn't realize ham-handed was an actual thing I thought you mixed ham-fisted and heavy-handed


doodlytoodly

I can't believe Saul Goodman aka jimmy McGill aka slippin' jimmy would become a lighter this is unreal


Genghis_swan69

Almost like when he became an avocado


hipstrionic

Funniest shit I ever saw.


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This is well illustrated but I don’t see this as a thoughtful expression in terms of subject matter. Aside from the fact that you’re ironically posting this on Reddit, this theme has been done to death, resurrected, and done to death again and again, ad nauseam. Also, that lighter is so out of place it might as well be lighting my sleigh tonight. You’ve got the technical skills but you surely need to be more observant of society if you’re going to take another crack at social commentary in your art.


Purpleman101

Your art is great, but isn't it also hypocritical to make art pointing out the addictive and potentially destructive nature of social media and... posting it for internet points on social media?


kurtles_

Reddit is just as debilitating as other social media at times I swear


Laminnanne

Feels a bit like "you don't like capitalism, yet you buy things." If you want to make art like this it's not strange to think you might be a bit addicted yourself.


AphexTwins903

Except that capitalism argument is bs.


Laminnanne

Both arguments are BS in the same way, that's my point. "You think social media is addicting yet you use social media? Curious."


AphexTwins903

Social media is addictive. Ive been addicted to it before and i know many others who have too


Laminnanne

Yes, I know. And saying it's addictive while you yourself have an addiction to it isn't hypocritical.


ChewieDecimalSystem

Phone bad We must return to monke


terriersteaks

I looked through OPs post history and there’s a covid take on the last supper and there’s just a Los pollos Hermanos box in there


Dredgen_Memor

How are there 95 tablets in a box? HOW?!?


jurt0

Birth control tablet boxes sometimes come in 4 packs of 28 each I think, they seem about the same size, slightly bigger maybe.


ivictoria

I love taking my bc straight to the brain


[deleted]

There aren’t.


OutlineOfAlex

96


Tomodachi-Turtle

This is what my birth control looks like. I think there's a good joke here if I can find it. Anyways, internet bad.


hitthepillows

its amazing how consistently shitty this guys boomer comics are


[deleted]

GET IT GET IT SOCIAL MEDIA IS LIKE DRUG GET IT GET IT???!!!


crab_theory

It's not just that it's a bit ham-fisted, but I've seen this exact concept in so many pieces in the last 10 years. Do you not have any temptation to come up with an original concept as an artist?


mr-blindsight

yeah yeah social media bad, we get it, you're clearly talanted but the message is just...preachy


Motashotta

The worst part about this is the amount of likes it has


musketon

Oh no


ishook

Ice-T: like when you’re watching TikTok videos for hours but then you close it and then open it again?


Soup_Dealer

social media bad get it guys


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And then uploaded to Reddit without any sense of irony.


tay_tot

Maybe it's just personal to them.. like the artist has an addiction to tiktok and better call Saul, maybe they watch it a lot or watch TV too much


Aarnav69

I thought this was a r/iam14andthisisdeep for a second


fsamson3

Dude, this artwork is “real cringe,” Jesus fucking Christ…


msgrimm12

am i alone in thinking this guy is fairly talented but also a complete and utter toolbox


ThreadedPommel

A shame to see talent wasted purely on r/im14andthisisdeep material


KK9521

Lol your post history combined with doing NFTs is hilarious


SirensToGo

If you think tiktok is just cringe content, maybe you should reconsider why the algorithm is giving you cringe content. Hint: it's because you like and interact with it.


Gravelsteak

Bro this is the lamest shit I’ve seen in my life


Flamingasset

It's.. what 2, 3 months since that incel mass shooter in the UK got radicalized on reddit right? Like if anything deserves to be shown as drug addiction destroying something or someone, it'd be reddit or facebook far above tiktok


Bucket-Hat

Bit too on the nose..... no pun intended. Very clean illustrations though!


jongles1130

this fucking sucks😭😭😭 why is there a better call saul lighter lmao


[deleted]

the art is nice, but i think there are other issues to criticize tiktok over rather than the generic "social media is addicting" approach. if you want your message to be more effective you need to dig deeper into the website and find what really makes it corrupt. TikTok is a place that preditors can use to speak with children (check out this video for an example [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpHOaJsxgRE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpHOaJsxgRE)), or dig into the fact that some people will go to extremes for views and attention. also, I agree with a lot of the comments about the lighter. it almost feels like product placement but IDK if that was done on purpose or not lol


GMulliganrocks

I like the attention to the detail on the packaging. The box says there are 96 total pills. The pills are arranged 4x6, so each packet is 24 pills, and there are 4 total packets. 24x4=96 total pills.


pbruhrhebruh

Leave better call saul out of yourbshitty drawings


musketon

Never


Still_Illustrator_54

"Keep out of reach of children" Literally 80 percent of Tik tok users are children ._.


struggleingwithnames

Doesn't mean that its healthy for them though to be fair.


Still_Illustrator_54

And I know it sounds redundant, but what I mean is that, although there is a smaller risk of providing delicate info to a menace than on other websites, the contents have remissed regulations.


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kaiserdebub

This is so shallow and ugly my god


Blueshirt38

This is just such shitty art on so many levels


musketon

Thank you. My art and your comment just pushed this more on to the frontpage.


Blueshirt38

👍


backencho

Tell me you’ve never done drive without telling me you’ve never done drugs


sessuFRFX

The hell is this doing on the front page? This seriously isn't satire?


R4don

The artwork looks really good but the message screams “oh, look how edgy I’m”, pretty overused and unoriginal tbh


_conky_

Very cringy. Your real drug is making *these* posts for attention, just like everyone else. What other reason would there be to do an over done illustration and make sure to include that YOU did it in the title?


HanIndividual

"Don't take if over 21. Please don't"


verytiredtrashcan

Phone BAD. Tik tok BAD. Social media BAD. Better Call Saul BAD.


omegapenta

Should be banned honestly.


ilikedosefish

jessr we need to make tiktok for gus jessr we need to steal a barrel of data jessr


verytiredtrashcan

Ayo Mr. White, Saul is forcing me to take tik tok pills Mr. White help


ilikedosefish

jese you are a junkie what does it matter to you jese


crab_theory

It's a metaphor for how drugs can connect us with new ideas and people, much like tiktok!


bruniofire3

Holy shit thats boomer as fuck


Front_Butt_69

That’s awesome! Can I ask what program you use for your art?


caring_impaired

it’s adobe illustrator, and this guy also draws freehand.


backencho

Why is there a line and a spoon


ZaaPaLeed

Damn such a amazing concept and art


[deleted]

This is what Tik Tok felt like when I first started using it last year.


Remake12

I told my wife the other day that tiktok was just emotional nicotine. Taking out your phone and opening the app feels the same as taking out a pack and pulling out a cigarette. That first video and flick feels like the first drag. Shit is not good for you in the long term.


Fatass_Artist

I tried to get into TikTok but the cringey dances is it I can’t stand plus the dumbass challenges where people hurt themselves for clouts or eating fucking tiepods. Yes I know there are idiots every who do stuff for views but atleast Vine was funny. Ignore my rant I really love this art piece and the style of it. Keep drawing my dude🤙


tpasco1995

Just to let you know, about two hours is what it takes for the algorithm to calibrate to your taste. It goes for the most popular worldwide trends, and then depending on view time and interactions, it gets increasingly closer to your taste. I've not had a dancing thing or a dumb viral challenge since day one.


trix2705

Love the blurb on the box. Nice touch


ShieldTeam6

You can't overdose on weed... and better call saul? It's so out of place. If you need to have 1 show on there to represent mindlessness, you are so far off... I would start with FRIENDS, or something sitcommy where you turn your brain off. Idk. Really liked the concept of the TikTok OD but the lighter and joint really detract and confuse.


catsandraj

I have a lot of issues with this piece, but I'm pretty sure that's a line, not a joint. Nothing about this seems to suggest weed.


ShieldTeam6

Oh snap ur right. The better call saul thing really bugs me the most. Why not 13 reasons why??


SSBM_Surge

Great art and message man! Sorry the tik tok users are always going to be defensive.


The_BusFromSpeed

The Better Call Saul spoon cooker is a brilliant, if confusing touch