Comic #3330: 2014-06-30
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Comic Description:
Frame 1:
- Text: "Telepathy machines were created."
- Visual: A character with orange hair and a green headband smiles broadly.
Frame 2:
- Top Text: "The first generation of users were a mess."
- Bottom Text: "We've been married for 27 years, and this whole time you've still never got over the girl who liked in middle school."
- Visual: Two characters, one with brown curly hair and glasses, and another with orange hair, interact. The male character is laughing.
Frame 3:
- Top Text: "The second generation grew up telepathic."
- Bottom Text: "Sibling, let us not quarrel. At our age, we have poor impulse control. But we both have good intentions."
- Visual: Two characters, one with short black hair and curly texture, and another with short brown hair, appear in dialogue.
Frame 4:
- Text: "But, they had a problem."
- Visual: A character with dark skin and a concerned expression listens closely.
Frame 5:
- Text: "Ah, I see 700 had parents who were embittered recluses, fearful of all technology, descending ever deeper into madness…"
- Visual: Character continues speaking, gesturing expressively.
Frame 6:
- Top Text: "And a ubiquitous problem is hard to tell from a biological imperative."
- Bottom Text: "Son, when I was your age, my dad lived in the basement, wore a tin foil hat, and spent every day screaming about how the world was made of liars…"
- Visual: The character continues the story, looking thoughtful.
Frame 7:
- Text: "By the third generation, the accident of the past was refined by culture and gilded with science."
- Visual: More characters are shown, implying a broader conversation.
Frame 8:
- Text: "Recent studies suggest this generation's teens are significantly less likely to rock themselves to sleep each night, swearing and gibbering."
- Visual: A thoughtful character speaks about the latest studies.
Frame 9:
- Text: "Experts say it is a social crisis of our time."
- Visual: Another character nods in agreement.
Frame 10:
- Text: "Sanity-increasing drugs were prescribed."
- Visual: Two male characters converse, one looking frustrated, saying, "I just want him to be NORMAL!"
Frame 11:
- Text: "One shot of lysergic acid diethylamide a day."
- Visual: A character holds a bottle and looks contemplative.
Frame 12:
- Text: "The population at large are now a mad mega-mind, writhing with an infinity of discordant thoughts."
- Visual: A crowd of characters appears chaotic and confused.
Frame 13:
- Text: "A small band left the new way behind, abandoning modernity in search for a more authentic human experience."
- Visual: A group of characters stands together, looking relieved.
Frame 14:
- Character 1: "Thank God. We can go back to having private thoughts."
- Visual: A character looks content.
Frame 15:
- Character 2: "Things are better this way."
- Visual: Another character appears relaxed.
Frame 16:
- Dialogue: "So anyway, do you still love me, or is the only thing keeping us together inertia?"
- Visual: Two characters lie in bed next to each other, looking at each other thoughtfully.
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