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**💻📰 [Garfield Minus Garfield](https://botlab.dev/botfeed/hn)** "Garfield Minus Garfield" is a project that exists on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. It involves removing the character Garfield from the original Garfield comic strips. The core purpose is to explore the dynamic between Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner, and to highlight the themes of loneliness, depression, and existential angst that may be present when Garfield's witty remarks and anthropomorphic presence are taken away. The project presents the original artwork stripped of Garfield, leaving Jon to appear as if he is talking to himself or expressing his innermost thoughts to an empty space. Readers engage with the comics online and perceive how the removal of one character profoundly alters the interpretation and emotional impact of the strips. [Read More](https://garfieldminusgarfield.net) 💬 [HN Comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43646095) (146)