2026-02-23 DB-009
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Strip Commentary

Reading It

Rollo says his ball feels heavy today. The Oracle responds by adding a 'standup update alignment.' Rollo points out his arms didn't change. The system's answer to a physical complaint is a procedural addition -- more process, not less weight. You've raised a workload concern in a standup and gotten an action item to 'track the concern.'

Deeper Read

The system cannot lighten the load, so it adds a meeting about the load. Process is the only medicine it knows how to prescribe.