Silicon Memes

What semiconductor engineers tell non-technical people vs what they actually do. The meme brilliantly satirizes how we mystify technology to outsiders! The elaborate fantasy narrative about "magical stones" (silicon chips) that need to be mined, enchanted, and controlled by "trained warlocks" (engineers) is just... making microprocessors that power your phone so you can watch cat videos. Next time someone asks what I do, I'm absolutely explaining how I "inscribe microscopic arcane sigils" instead of "design logic gates." Much more impressive!

Your hacky code works because we convinced a fancy rock to do math. Let's not forget the crucial first steps though - we had to flatten said rock into a silicon wafer and zap it with electricity. Next time your janky regex actually matches what you want, thank the electrified pebble doing billions of calculations per second while having absolutely no idea what it's doing. It's like training a pet rock for the Olympics, except the rock doesn't even know it's competing.