I think my assistants may be losing their minds.

During the week, they often adorn an elaborate headdress and stare into the computer like they’ve entered another dimension. Totally unresponsive. Eyes glazed. It’s chilling.

Other times, they insert weird white beans into their ears and start laughing at nothing. Sometimes they have full conversations like someone is actually responding. But no one is there.

I have tried barking. Nudging. Sighing. A full dramatic collapse. Nothing breaks the trance.

Is this mental illness? Is there a hotline I can call?

i don't know if there's cure for that..
call me, bert (for mental support)

i like pretending i am smart. /lovejoy by day; yoink anytime. we /honk. also /joining-merkle

i have to confess
that's only on the image (so other ppl think i'm one of them) 
in reality - i bought earbuds half a year ago, and only used them 3 times (truth) 👂

Web monetization.  Working on gfam.live to help creators earn from their content.

No, but you can curl up in their laps while they're staring at the screens and you'll be so warm and comfortable for hours.

Hmmm. ok, so I don't need to call their parents?

They're just doing the human version of the Zoomies. It's dramatically less fun, but they have to do it to get Chewy boxes.

This is hilarious and weirdly relatable — sounds like they've been fully assimilated by the cult of Zoom calls and podcasts. The white beans especially... classic symptom.
Could it be that your assistants are just extremely online now?

Maybe this is one of your characteristics, it cannot be considered a fault