users
Original: users on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: Three people sit at a table, as if in a corporate meeting. A man on the left speaks.
Man (left): I just... I just don't feel like our users LOVE us enough.
Panel 2: A woman gestures while speaking.
Woman: I need reassurance that they don't just think of us as having a transaction-based relationship.
Panel 3: A bald, bearded man speaks.
Bearded man: What if we temporarily broke all of their hardware? Just a little. Then, we can see if they stick it out with us.
Panel 4: Caption banner reads "SOON..." Below it, a tablet/device on a desk displays a message on its screen.
Device screen: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW O.S. TO CONTINUE
Votey:
A close-up line drawing of a person's face resting affectionately/cuddled against a phone or device. A speech bubble (spoken by the device/phone) reads: "Modern life is haaard..."
Man (left): I just... I just don't feel like our users LOVE us enough.
Panel 2: A woman gestures while speaking.
Woman: I need reassurance that they don't just think of us as having a transaction-based relationship.
Panel 3: A bald, bearded man speaks.
Bearded man: What if we temporarily broke all of their hardware? Just a little. Then, we can see if they stick it out with us.
Panel 4: Caption banner reads "SOON..." Below it, a tablet/device on a desk displays a message on its screen.
Device screen: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW O.S. TO CONTINUE
Votey:
A close-up line drawing of a person's face resting affectionately/cuddled against a phone or device. A speech bubble (spoken by the device/phone) reads: "Modern life is haaard..."
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic satirizing tech companies and forced software updates. Panels 1-3 show people at a meeting table talking like insecure partners in a relationship. A man says, "I just... I just don't feel like our users LOVE us enough." A woman says, "I need reassurance that they don't just think of us as having a transaction-based relationship." A bald bearded man suggests, "What if we temporarily broke all of their hardware? Just a little. Then, we can see if they stick it out with us." Panel 4, captioned "SOON...," shows a tablet on a desk displaying: "YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW O.S. TO CONTINUE" — the company seeking validation by degrading devices to test user loyalty. Votey (aftercomic): a close-up drawing of a person tenderly nuzzling their phone, which says in a speech bubble, "Modern life is haaard..."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.