T-Rex: You want a friend to tell you when you have a piece of spinach stuck between your teeth! They do you some small immediate harm (embarrassment) to save you larger and longer-term harm (mega huge public embarrassment)!
T-Rex: This is (among) what friends are for!!
T-Rex: HOWEVER, a friend who ONLY speaks up when you're embarrassing yourself wouldn't seem like a good friend. They'd seem like they're watching you, waiting for you to mess up so that they can tell you.
Dromiceiomimus: True. Therefore, an ideal friend will also give you compliments!
Utahraptor: Yes - a "you look great, baby" can go a long away against the occasional "you have toilet paper trailing behind you, baby!
T-Rex: Exactly! Therefore, a COMPLETELY RATIONAL way to look at compliments is that someone is merely filling up the bank with good vibes now because they know you're gonna screw up soon, turning each and every compliment into a larger stealth insult!!
Utahraptor: What? No, that's not what I meant!
Off panel: See, this is why I don't like people who view the world transactionally.
T-Rex: I have lost 1 point(s) with UTAHRAPTOR but gained 2 point(s) of HAPPINESS THAT COMES FROM BEING CORRECT!
T-Rex: Sweeeet
