Fork Emacs Therapy

Therapist: and what do we do when we feel sad? Me: fork emacs Therapist: no

A therapy conversation is shown where the therapist asks how to cope with sadness, and the patient answers “fork emacs.” The joke refers to the programmer habit of forking or modifying Emacs as an absurd solution to emotional problems, followed by the therapist’s blunt rejection. EN: A therapy conversation is shown where the therapist asks how to cope with sadness, and the patient answers “fork emacs.” The joke refers to the programmer habit of forking or modifying Emacs as an absurd solution to emotional problems, followed by the therapist’s blunt rejection.

• @profunctor_io / 2638 2019-07-17