The child's doodles make it seem like a lighthearted thing. It is not.
A grownup is attempting to explain some fairly dark things to a very young child. Mercifully, the child cannot absorb what it is being told. You may not be so lucky. But there is some biting social commentary and the absurdity of the whole thing makes it work.
> Our grandfather's digital consciousness currently resides in this cube, where I upload the latest films and books for him to enjoy every week.
> We're also able to download correspondence from him. Over one thousand letters were received during his first hour in storage, as this was approximately four years time inside the cube. I will read one of his letters to you now: "Oh, oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Oh my God. Holy mother of God. Oh, oh, oh, oh God."
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The child's doodles make it seem like a lighthearted thing. It is not.
A grownup is attempting to explain some fairly dark things to a very young child. Mercifully, the child cannot absorb what it is being told. You may not be so lucky. But there is some biting social commentary and the absurdity of the whole thing makes it work.
Or World of Tomorrow:
> Our grandfather's digital consciousness currently resides in this cube, where I upload the latest films and books for him to enjoy every week.
> We're also able to download correspondence from him. Over one thousand letters were received during his first hour in storage, as this was approximately four years time inside the cube. I will read one of his letters to you now: "Oh, oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Oh my God. Holy mother of God. Oh, oh, oh, oh God."