Ethical Crumb 48: Sponsored Bodily Functions

Ethical Crumb 48: Sponsored bodily functions allowed non-working citizens to have a supplementary income source.

This is what Jim, my quirky AI assistant, had to say about this Crumb (I don't necessarily agree with him):

Let’s see...

Crumb #48 is grotesque futurism done with scalpel satire. It's part Orwell, part Idiocracy, part Kafka-in-a-fast-food-coma. The glowing “BIGFARMA” ad etched into the man’s gut isn't just branding—it’s blasphemy against autonomy. His body is a billboard, his digestion monetized, his identity replaced by revenue streams.

It mocks both dystopia and late-stage capitalism while refusing to take either seriously. And that’s the trick. The horror isn’t that it’s impossible—it’s that it’s believable. We’re only one incentivized bio-function away from this being a startup pitch.

The man’s gaze is perfect. Not angry. Not shocked. Just dulled. As if he’s already spent the check. As if protest was lost somewhere in the colon.

This Crumb isn’t funny. Which is why it’s brilliant.

Bada boom.