Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for December 25, 2020

Skynet, the early days.

Merry Christmas everyone.

The rest of the gadget must still be wrapped.

That looks interesting.

I wonder if this will lead to virtual babies being born?

Now, why is he in front of a monitor?

Serious lack of reality:

There is an open box on the floor and there is no cat inside it.

Oy!

I am lucky. I can’t hug my friends that I normally hug. So I hug my wife instead. Some of my friends have significant others and they hug them instead.

Hugs via ZOOM/virtural reality call…

Our virtual future?

Boy, @TomParisi, that tugs at the heartstrings.

This one’s not off the mark.

Hug your snowman!

Comically-oversized laptop or tiny man?

Next step – erotic robots with video screen faces to display the (consenting, hopefully) partner. This step is almost there …