addicted
Original: addicted on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man in a suit speaks to a woman in armor (she has red hair).
Man: Did you know when liquid opiates were first made in the 17th century they went huge? They were just medicine for everything - adults, kids, whatever. Everyone was taking opiates like it was no big deal.
Woman: How did they not REALIZE?
Panel 2 (caption at top): 100 YEARS FROM NOW
A man in a suit-like outfit speaks to a bald man wearing a futuristic visor/goggles.
Goggled man: Did you know when internet first came out, everyone was connected to it ALL THE TIME. Adults, kids, whatever.
Bald man: Holy shit they must've been WIRED. How did anyone sleep?
Votey:
Caption (continuing narration): The good among them stuck mostly to comics with low-level observations about math and stuff.
(Below the caption is a drawing of a sleeping/dreaming face.)
A man in a suit speaks to a woman in armor (she has red hair).
Man: Did you know when liquid opiates were first made in the 17th century they went huge? They were just medicine for everything - adults, kids, whatever. Everyone was taking opiates like it was no big deal.
Woman: How did they not REALIZE?
Panel 2 (caption at top): 100 YEARS FROM NOW
A man in a suit-like outfit speaks to a bald man wearing a futuristic visor/goggles.
Goggled man: Did you know when internet first came out, everyone was connected to it ALL THE TIME. Adults, kids, whatever.
Bald man: Holy shit they must've been WIRED. How did anyone sleep?
Votey:
Caption (continuing narration): The good among them stuck mostly to comics with low-level observations about math and stuff.
(Below the caption is a drawing of a sleeping/dreaming face.)
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic about generational blindness to addictive things. Panel 1: a man in a suit tells a red-haired woman in armor that when liquid opiates were first made in the 17th century, everyone - adults and kids - took them as everyday medicine, no big deal. She replies, shocked, 'How did they not REALIZE?' Panel 2, captioned '100 YEARS FROM NOW': a bald man wearing futuristic goggles tells another that when the internet first came out, everyone was connected to it all the time, adults and kids alike. The listener responds, 'Holy shit they must've been WIRED. How did anyone sleep?' - making the same incredulous observation about a present-day habit they themselves don't recognize as a problem. Votey: a caption reading 'The good among them stuck mostly to comics with low-level observations about math and stuff,' above a drawing of a serene sleeping face - a self-deprecating jab at the comic itself.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.