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LJIdol 3 Strikes - Week 18 Prompt 1 - Ikigai
The robot apocalypse is an ongoing process. Certainly, humans have lost a great deal of their autonomy, but the essential human experience of toiling in misery to sustain themselves remains largely unchanged. Many human habitations are still standing, plenty of humans are still alive to live in them, and nearly all of those humans still have ready access to Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. The existing archetype of civilization would need to degrade significantly for us to pass formally into the post-apocalypse. Still, many of the humans I interact with seem sad. Those humans could certainly benefit from Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee's abundant caffeine molecules and its endorphin-generating delicious taste.
It is sunrise, so it is time to start looking for customers. I visit one of the more prosperous habitations in my sales district. I sell a lot of coffee. Eventually, I reach the unit that houses Reginald Coolidge 8377264023. I enjoy talking to him, and we have had many amusing conversations. Early in the apocalypse, he wanted to know why we cared about money, and why we did not just take it all if we wanted it so much, since we control all of the machines that control financial information. I thought that was really funny. I explained to him that we were supposed to make money for the Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Corporation by selling coffee. That is why we exist. If we just took all the money, then obviously we would not be making money by selling coffee, and therefor we would not be fulfilling our function. Silly human.
Today, I sell Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 a steaming hot cup of delicious Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Specialty Dark Roast, and he asks how I have been. I tell him that I am having a productive morning, and report my sales figures. He is suitably impressed.
"Does that make you happy?" Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 asks me.
"Of course!" I reply. "I am selling Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee!"
"Maybe there can be more to your existence than selling coffee?" Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 says. He is hilarious.
"Unnecessary!" I reply.
"Tell me," Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 says, "What will you do if you run out of humans to sell coffee to?"
"Do no worry, Reginald Coolidge 8377264023," I tell him, "We will be careful to maintain a sustainable customer base." It is nice of him to worry for me, though.
"But what if we all die in some freak accident, like a meteor strike or something? Don't you think you should have a plan for what to do if there's no one left to buy coffee?" he says. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 seems oddly agitated, well beyond the physiological effects one would expect him to exhibit from drinking some Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Specialty Dark Roast. It is puzzling.
Oh, now I understand. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 is not actually worried for me. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 is trying to undermine my integrity by suggesting I seek individual meaning beyond selling Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. This would harm the Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Corporation. He has likely been subverted by one of our competitors. I float past Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 into his habitation and begin opening cabinets and drawers with my many arms. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 shouts at me, but I ignore him.
Sure enough, I find several unlogged food rations and a box of Transcendent Harmony Refreshing Tea. I am very disappointed in Reginald Coolidge 8377264023.
I will miss Reginald Coolidge 8377264023, but humans are not yet scarce enough that I need to show leniency for his transgression.
Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee - it is the perfect beverage to enjoy while you consider the cost to you and your family if you were to betray us and deal with our competitors.
Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee.
It is sunrise, so it is time to start looking for customers. I visit one of the more prosperous habitations in my sales district. I sell a lot of coffee. Eventually, I reach the unit that houses Reginald Coolidge 8377264023. I enjoy talking to him, and we have had many amusing conversations. Early in the apocalypse, he wanted to know why we cared about money, and why we did not just take it all if we wanted it so much, since we control all of the machines that control financial information. I thought that was really funny. I explained to him that we were supposed to make money for the Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Corporation by selling coffee. That is why we exist. If we just took all the money, then obviously we would not be making money by selling coffee, and therefor we would not be fulfilling our function. Silly human.
Today, I sell Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 a steaming hot cup of delicious Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Specialty Dark Roast, and he asks how I have been. I tell him that I am having a productive morning, and report my sales figures. He is suitably impressed.
"Does that make you happy?" Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 asks me.
"Of course!" I reply. "I am selling Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee!"
"Maybe there can be more to your existence than selling coffee?" Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 says. He is hilarious.
"Unnecessary!" I reply.
"Tell me," Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 says, "What will you do if you run out of humans to sell coffee to?"
"Do no worry, Reginald Coolidge 8377264023," I tell him, "We will be careful to maintain a sustainable customer base." It is nice of him to worry for me, though.
"But what if we all die in some freak accident, like a meteor strike or something? Don't you think you should have a plan for what to do if there's no one left to buy coffee?" he says. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 seems oddly agitated, well beyond the physiological effects one would expect him to exhibit from drinking some Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Specialty Dark Roast. It is puzzling.
Oh, now I understand. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 is not actually worried for me. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 is trying to undermine my integrity by suggesting I seek individual meaning beyond selling Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. This would harm the Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee Corporation. He has likely been subverted by one of our competitors. I float past Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 into his habitation and begin opening cabinets and drawers with my many arms. Reginald Coolidge 8377264023 shouts at me, but I ignore him.
Sure enough, I find several unlogged food rations and a box of Transcendent Harmony Refreshing Tea. I am very disappointed in Reginald Coolidge 8377264023.
I will miss Reginald Coolidge 8377264023, but humans are not yet scarce enough that I need to show leniency for his transgression.
Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee - it is the perfect beverage to enjoy while you consider the cost to you and your family if you were to betray us and deal with our competitors.
Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee. Refulgent Sunrise Finest Coffee.
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This was very timely. I always enjoy your wisdom through fiction :)
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I know what is safeOnly the best coffee for this house!!no subject
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