Curated set

Standup

Standup material, drawn as comics.

Toli builds AI for therapy, serves as the team’s staging environment, and takes the product home. Standup · 01.

The Staging Environment

The Uncredited Case Study, page 1 of 3. A mock therapy session sparks a memory of an impulsive livestream and a familiar couple dynamic.

The Uncredited Case Study — 1 of 3

The Uncredited Case Study, page 2 of 3. Unexpected compliments become a search for validation, until a Miami beach outing gets interrupted.

The Uncredited Case Study — 2 of 3

The Uncredited Case Study, page 3 of 3. One dissatisfied park ranger outweighs hundreds of positive reviews.

The Uncredited Case Study — 3 of 3

Toli wants lasting love and proposes a hundred-thousand-dollar referral bounty with a startup vesting schedule.

The Love Bounty — 1 of 2

The partner referral bounty reaches the New York Times, bringing recognition and four submissions.

The Love Bounty — 2 of 2

The Opening Offer, page 1 of 3. A Storybook presentation turns silence into fear and compliments into wounded pride.

The Opening Offer — 1 of 3

The Opening Offer, page 2 of 3. Standardizing a dropdown menu earns an imaginary promotion and standing ovation.

The Opening Offer — 2 of 3

The Opening Offer, page 3 of 3. Receiving a compliment becomes the opening offer in a negotiation.

The Opening Offer — 3 of 3

Remote Work, page 1 of 3. Office amenities, a regular visitor, and two people in particular.

Remote Work — 1 of 3

Remote Work, page 2 of 3. Halloween, familiar HR, and a remote-work ultimatum.

Remote Work — 2 of 3

Remote Work, page 3 of 3. A nomad adventure and an overly reassuring spreadsheet.

Remote Work — 3 of 3

TSA pulls Toli aside and brings a testing kit. He has packed ketamine in a spray bottle but has not taken it. Part 1 of 3.

Hawaii Needs Subheadings — 1 of 3

A half-hour airport inspection turns out to be testing a box of buckwheat. Part 2 of 3.

Hawaii Needs Subheadings — 2 of 3

Hawaii shifts from hiking and swimming to a consistent routine of breakfast, Netflix, beach visits, and pizza. Part 3 of 3.

Hawaii Needs Subheadings — 3 of 3

Different Hawaii, page 1 of 3. Lauren wakes Toli at six a.m., changes her phone wallpaper, asks for five hundred dollars, and leaves.

Different Hawaii — 1 of 3

Different Hawaii, page 2 of 3. Eight months later, a cuddle party leads to a date with an unexpected connection to Lauren.

Different Hawaii — 2 of 3

Different Hawaii, page 3 of 3. Too complicated: three people, one absent ex, and the six a.m. callback.

Different Hawaii — 3 of 3

Ten autobiographical moments that cleared a very low bar: better than Netflix. Introduction and moments 1–5.

Better Than Netflix — 1 of 2

Retreats, airport security, loneliness at camp, a breakup in Hawaii, and ECT. Moments 6–10 and the closing refrain.

Better Than Netflix — 2 of 2

Blind, big-tech salaries, and the TC or GTFO refrain.

TC or GTFO — 1 of 3

Algorithm interviews, a LeetCode meetup, and the conditional we in WeWork.

TC or GTFO — 2 of 3

Fifty users for procrastination, a job at a bank, and choosing GTFO.

TC or GTFO — 3 of 3