Explain SMBC — the wiki for Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

This comic proposes a motivational message to put in every science textbook, arguing that the typical "real life applications" approach to making science relevant to students is the wrong strategy. Instead, the message appeals to a child's sense of wonder and competitive ambition.

The text tells the student that someday, someone will clone a dinosaur and ride a T. Rex while wearing a cowboy hat -- and that person will be an expert in exactly the subjects the student currently finds boring. If the student does not study, they will end up watching this glorious moment from a monitor at a dead-end job, interrupted by their boss asking why they are wasting company time. The comic plays on the idea that the best motivation for learning science is not practical utility but the fear of missing out on the most spectacular achievements of the future. The illustration of a T. Rex reinforces the fantasy scenario and makes the pitch feel genuinely compelling.