Spyke
fedia.io

There’s clearly something I’m missing. I don’t get it at all.

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My interpretation, the leaky bucket is watering the side of the path, why you see all the blooming flowers in the final panel. While the bucket is feeling like it's worthless and not as good at the task of hauling water, it has an positive impact on things around it's world.

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kbin.melroy.org

The incompetence of the bucket allowed flowers to thrive, leading them to eventually achieve sapience and overthrow the farmer. It was during the renaissance after the post industrial age of flower society that a new peaceful era dedicated to the worship of the wooden bucket began.

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Einarreply
lemm.ee

Incompetence?

Maybe old age. Or lack of self worth. Or grief. Or inexperience. Or... are we still taking about a bucket?

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lemmynsfw.com

The leaky wooden bucket has given up on itself just because it can't perform like it used to, especially when compared. The bucket, however is unkind to judge itself so harshly. The leak watered and grew beautiful flowers along it's path, and in the end still held enough water to help fill the pot.

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LeTakreply
lemm.ee

Don’t forget that it also helps to keep it balanced with the other bucket.

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lemmy.world

When these people are fired for "not doing anything important", everyone else's work suffers.

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Victorreply
lemmy.world

So the level of professionalism is... Expert. Not "Pro"?

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Essential. Basic. Standard. Deluxe. Office (SOHO). Pro. Expert. Enterprise. Datacenter.

Software editions have taught me that so many levels have been invented that we might as well use level1,2,3,4,5 etc...

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lemmy.world

Cute but what's the takeaway here? Your shortcomings help others?

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Okokimupreply
lemmy.world

If you're not good at the thing others expect you to do, you may be good at something else.

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BennyIncreply
feddit.org

But you might still get fired for being a leaky bucket? Thus not getting the chance to water the path anymore?

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MajorHavocreply
programming.dev

Lol. But that bucket isn't going to get fired because it provides balance and still almost doubled the woman's carrying capacity.

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Yeah, if the woman is lucky.

But the woman in this comic doesn't look like she's rolling in spare money to replace a buck that still mostly works.

(Having to spend time to carry water on a walking path isn't usually a signal of extravagant wealth.)

She probably threatens the bucket with replacement daily, though.

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Inefficiency may have positive side effects to the point of being not inefficient at all, but different

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I don’t get it either, does the water holder want to water the flowers? Cause otherwise it’s still a bad bucket

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Don't throw away the bucket, think how a little flaw may be beautiful and even useful.

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The water source is higher ground than the house... Dude should just build a small trench for the water to flow down to his house

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lemmy.ca

Shouldn't the flowers be on the other side of the path?

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At first I thought the flowers were fallen apples and I thought it was about finding a new use. Either way, it's a positive sentiment.

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