In Eli Valley’s latest comic, the world’s best and the brightest Jewish “social entrepreneurs” are sent into space, just as an asteroid heads for Earth.
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You really are too funny! "No discernible talents or skills beyond the ability to speak excitedly!" LOL! (But bear in mind that I'm senile!)
You know, if you weren't so talented they probably would have kicked you out a long time ago!
Dude, did you ever work for Mad Magazine? OK, so your stuff is a little (and by little, I mean a LOT) more intellectual than the average Mad Fold-In, but you've got the same tone and semi-hideous characters going there (got that Mad Magazine "feel" to it). In other words, great stuff!!
Excellent work as always, Mr. Valley. Wouldn't it be lovely if we really could ship all the social entrepreneurs into space?
See JEWS ON THE MOON: http://avideditor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/jews-on-the-moon-a-science-fiction-story/
I hope they don't ship them into outer space! Who would be left to stimulate the economy? Think of how many basement apartments would go unrented!! How many Starbucks would fail!! Who would shop at Blooooomingdales????
I think you have your terms mixed up, Mr. Valley. A "social entrepreneur" is someone focused on social impact, NOT on social media. You know, reducing poverty, providing education and health care -- that kind of social impact. Google "social entrepreneur" if you doubt me.
In this comic, Mr. Valley, you're talking about "social media entrepreneurs." I agree, they can be annoying, but it's a different concept.
Going forward, you may wish to use the right terms. Thank you.
Andrew: Uhm. You've put me in a position that I don't always find myself in - defending Eli Valley! In any case, Valley's cartoon exquisitely identified the confusion surrounding catch phrases like "social entrepreneur" - said confusion and ignorance rendering the term pretty much meaningless when uttered by many clueless but excited Jewish community professionals and self-styled newly minted consultants. Valley knew exactly what he was doing.
F-ing funny! Eli Valley, like, totally comprehends using social networking, open space 2.0 paradigms, to prevent a Diaspora 2.0!
studies on starbucks as metaphor... by bennet kelman, or is it kelman bennet... hilarious. so is talking on a bench about social networks while the poor homeless person shivers next to you...
But is this cartoon metaphor more apt toward the establishment world? It seems to me that its the institutions with the sense of entitlement about their survival, but tend to do little real work to engage future generations.
Maybe if they supported rather than shunned the 'ira zuckermans' and 'melissa renegelbumps' we could get past some of this alienation issue, we might actually be able to catalyze the next generation's energy move on to more important things, like saving the world....
Or maybe I've just drunk too much cool aid...