the-future
Original: the-future on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (labeled PREDICTION:):
A mustachioed 19th-century gentleman in a formal dark suit and cravat speaks.
Gentleman: "In the future, we will use the wealth derived from automation to work fewer and fewer hours."
Panel 2 (labeled REALITY:):
A modern scene. A woman with glasses on the left and a smiling man in a yellow shirt in the middle stand near a large display/computer screen showing a group of people. The man gestures toward the screen.
Man in yellow shirt: "This computer uses only artisanal bits!"
Votey:
A close-up sketch of a large smiling face.
Face: "The humans were locally-sourced!"
A mustachioed 19th-century gentleman in a formal dark suit and cravat speaks.
Gentleman: "In the future, we will use the wealth derived from automation to work fewer and fewer hours."
Panel 2 (labeled REALITY:):
A modern scene. A woman with glasses on the left and a smiling man in a yellow shirt in the middle stand near a large display/computer screen showing a group of people. The man gestures toward the screen.
Man in yellow shirt: "This computer uses only artisanal bits!"
Votey:
A close-up sketch of a large smiling face.
Face: "The humans were locally-sourced!"
Alt text
A two-panel comic contrasting a prediction with reality. Panel one, labeled PREDICTION, shows a mustachioed 19th-century gentleman in formal dress declaring, "In the future, we will use the wealth derived from automation to work fewer and fewer hours." Panel two, labeled REALITY, shows a modern setting: a woman with glasses and a smiling man in a yellow shirt stand beside a large screen displaying a group of people. The man proudly says, "This computer uses only artisanal bits!" The joke is that automation's promised leisure was replaced by twee, hipster-style marketing of technology. Votey aftercomic: a close-up of a big grinning face that adds, "The humans were locally-sourced!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.