robot-3
Original: robot-3 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Scientist (a balding man, lying down/leaning back, excited): HAHAHAHA! I'VE DONE IT!
A woman (with reddish hair, looking puzzled): WHAT?
Panel 2:
Scientist: A ROBOT THAT CAN SET UP SOLAR PANELS, DO AGRICULTURE IN ANY SETTING, CONDENSE WATER FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, AND SUPPLY INTERNET.
Panel 3:
The woman (now alarmed, lunging forward): NO! YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T GIVE THIS TO THE PUBLIC!
Panel 4 (a newspaper):
Headline: SERVICE ECONOMY COLLAPSES; CITIZENS MOVE TO GREEN PASTURES
Subheadline/article: SOCIOLOGISTS SAY NOBODY WANTED TO DO THIS SHIT IN THE FIRST PLACE
Caption beneath: "Literally nobody."
(Two small line-graph charts shown alongside the article.)
Votey:
The woman (speaking, off-panel above her): THE MOMENT THEY WANT SEX, I'M OUT, THOUGH.
Scientist (a balding man, lying down/leaning back, excited): HAHAHAHA! I'VE DONE IT!
A woman (with reddish hair, looking puzzled): WHAT?
Panel 2:
Scientist: A ROBOT THAT CAN SET UP SOLAR PANELS, DO AGRICULTURE IN ANY SETTING, CONDENSE WATER FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, AND SUPPLY INTERNET.
Panel 3:
The woman (now alarmed, lunging forward): NO! YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T GIVE THIS TO THE PUBLIC!
Panel 4 (a newspaper):
Headline: SERVICE ECONOMY COLLAPSES; CITIZENS MOVE TO GREEN PASTURES
Subheadline/article: SOCIOLOGISTS SAY NOBODY WANTED TO DO THIS SHIT IN THE FIRST PLACE
Caption beneath: "Literally nobody."
(Two small line-graph charts shown alongside the article.)
Votey:
The woman (speaking, off-panel above her): THE MOMENT THEY WANT SEX, I'M OUT, THOUGH.
Alt text
A four-panel black-and-white comic. Panel 1: a balding scientist leans back exclaiming "HAHAHAHA! I'VE DONE IT!" while a woman with reddish hair asks "WHAT?" Panel 2: the scientist explains "A robot that can set up solar panels, do agriculture in any setting, condense water from the atmosphere, and supply internet." Panel 3: the woman lunges forward in alarm, shouting "NO! YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T GIVE THIS TO THE PUBLIC!" Panel 4: a newspaper with the headline "SERVICE ECONOMY COLLAPSES; CITIZENS MOVE TO GREEN PASTURES" and the article "Sociologists say nobody wanted to do this shit in the first place," captioned "Literally nobody," with two small declining line graphs. The joke: a machine that frees everyone from drudgery is treated as a threat, but everyone is happy to abandon the service economy. Votey (aftercomic): the woman, drawn from behind as a simple rounded shape, adds "The moment they want sex, I'm out, though."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.