Learn
Original: Learn on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A woman with red hair sits at a desk crafting. A man with a beard and glasses stands behind her typing on a laptop.
Red-haired woman: I wish I could make a living on crafting. People should appreciate the human touch.
Bearded man: Learn to code.
Panel 2 (caption above): LATER, WHEN ALL COGNITIVE TASKS HAVE BEEN AUTOMATED:
The bearded man now looks worried.
Bearded man: People only want to pay workers for the human touch.
Red-haired woman (now relaxed, holding knitting in a chair with a basket): Learn to knit artisanal socks, biiiiiitch!
Votey:
A close-up of the bearded man with glasses, looking strained/forced-smiling.
Bearded man: The good news is we found a way to never stop jobbing.
A woman with red hair sits at a desk crafting. A man with a beard and glasses stands behind her typing on a laptop.
Red-haired woman: I wish I could make a living on crafting. People should appreciate the human touch.
Bearded man: Learn to code.
Panel 2 (caption above): LATER, WHEN ALL COGNITIVE TASKS HAVE BEEN AUTOMATED:
The bearded man now looks worried.
Bearded man: People only want to pay workers for the human touch.
Red-haired woman (now relaxed, holding knitting in a chair with a basket): Learn to knit artisanal socks, biiiiiitch!
Votey:
A close-up of the bearded man with glasses, looking strained/forced-smiling.
Bearded man: The good news is we found a way to never stop jobbing.
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A red-haired woman sits crafting at a desk while a bearded man in glasses stands behind her typing on a laptop. She says, "I wish I could make a living on crafting. People should appreciate the human touch." He dismissively replies, "Learn to code." Panel 2, captioned "Later, when all cognitive tasks have been automated": The bearded man now looks worried and says, "People only want to pay workers for the human touch." The woman, now relaxed in a chair with a knitting basket, taunts back, "Learn to knit artisanal socks, biiiiiitch!" Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the bearded man with a strained, forced smile saying, "The good news is we found a way to never stop jobbing."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.