Comic #5005: fear

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Panel 1: Dad: "Son, don't be scared at night. It's atavistic."

Panel 2: Dad: "Humans start with pre-loaded human software. So, they’re scared of lions and snakes, rival tribe members, and so on."

Panel 3: Dad: "I've had FORTY YEARS of software adjustment to cushy modern life. That’s why I’m not scared of any of that stuff anymore!"

Panel 4: Child: "So I shouldn't be scared at night?"

Panel 5: Dad: "Of course you should! It’s just that you should be scared of horrific unforeseen scenarios!"

Panel 6: Dad: "Nuclear missiles, carbon monoxide poisoning, biological warfare… those are proper fears."

Panel 7: Dad: "You don’t need to be afraid of the dark. Terrifying things don’t hide in the shadows anymore. They don’t need to because they’re invisible!"

Panel 8: Child: "I guess psychotic clowns are less likely to get me tonight than an undetected heart defect."

Panel 9: Dad: "They grow up so fast."

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