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The Interview
Demonstrating readiness to be born as a human
Good morning. Please, come in, sit down, make yourself comfortable. Now, tell me why you’re here.
Ah, yes. You want to be a people.
Well, being a people isn’t straightforward, you know. We need to see some evidence that you’re ready for this important step. After all, we can’t let just anyone be a people. Although, come to think about it, we actually do. But never mind! Let’s press on with this interview, shall we? Jolly good!
First things first: what’s your name?
Yes, we’re starting with the hard questions. Don’t rush, take all the time you need.
Undecided. Well, it’s not a bad name, all things considered. Plenty of time to change your mind later. Assuming you can acquire a mind, that is. Few do. But let’s move on.
Over the last year we have furnished you with books and countless Youtube lectures covering some of the essential knowledge of which every intelligent person should be at least peripherally cognizant. Therefore you should now be in possession of ideas entirely absent in the heads of 99.999% of humans currently alive.
Let’s see what you’ve learned, shall we? We shall commence with Physics.
