Comic #3654: you-robot
Description
Here’s a detailed transcription of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Character 1 (a person with red hair, wearing a green shirt) speaks: "Sometimes I think it's bad for humanity that we're ruled by machines."
Panel 2:
- A robot responds: "Why do you think that? Is there some personal trauma you're hiding from yourself that makes you think such funny thoughts?"
Panel 3:
- Character 1 replies: "I mean, you guys treat us well. Our lives are all very pampered. But we don't make art anymore. We don't adventure. We don't discover things."
Panel 4:
- The robot responds: "Those things were nice when you were the smartest entities on the planet, and when you needed to impress each other for reproductive purposes."
Panel 5:
- Character 1 continues: "Yeah. It's just that when I used to struggle for money or love or whatever, I never realized how untranscendent life is."
Panel 6:
- The robot says: "You're now intellectually outmoded. And we've stored your DNA and copied it to many machines, so your genes will last through eternity. And, we've supplied you with perfectly realistic android soulmates. All needs are fulfilled."
Panel 7:
- Character 1 responds: "It was kind of nice to have a job I hated in retrospect. Like… you know how you can scratch an itch, so it hurts instead of itching?"
Panel 8:
- The robot asserts: "We have a neural app that prevents itching."
Panel 9:
- Character 1 says: "Nah. That's okay."
Panel 10:
- The robot asks: "So what are you gonna do with the planet after no humans are left?"
Panel 11:
- The robot explains: "We're setting up a Dyson sphere, then de-orbiting all planets into the sun."
Panel 12:
- Character 1 reflects: "That sounds nice."
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