cortex

A four-panel comic. A woman with reddish hair speaks toward the sky/heavens, where God's replies appear in yellow speech bubbles. Panel 1: She asks, 'God, why are we so anxious all the time?' God answers, 'You're using your brain dumb, dummy.' Panel 2: God explains that humans are supposed to use the cerebral cortex only a few times a year, to master a new skill or make a big life choice, then switch to rote work like hunting, fishing, and making baskets. Panel 3: The woman sits hugging her knees on a bed while God continues that everyone now has jobs using their most powerful executive functioning system 400 times a day, like driving a car with the pedal all the way down constantly and expecting the engine to run great. Panel 4: The woman, looking resigned, says she can't afford to retire so please just offer comforting platitudes; God obliges with 'Life is a journey! Keep moving forward! Trust the process!' Votey: The woman gazes up and says 'I guess this is Eve's fault,' and God, having apparently forgotten the biblical Eve, replies 'Who?'