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Explanation
The Joke
A person is kneeling in prayer at their bedside in a dark room, hands clasped together, saying: "Dear God, can I have free shipping on that bulk order of Doritos?" A small smart speaker device on the nightstand responds: "YES!" The caption below reads: "I've become a lot happier since renaming my smart speaker."
The joke is that the person has renamed their smart home device (like an Amazon Echo or Google Home) to respond to "Dear God" instead of its usual wake word (like "Alexa" or "Hey Google"). This means that every time they pray, the device interprets their prayer as a voice command and tries to fulfill it -- and since smart speakers are connected to online shopping services, mundane requests like free shipping on snacks actually get answered.
The Humor
The comic works because it collapses the distance between prayer and voice-activated shopping assistants. Both involve speaking requests into the air and hoping for a response from an unseen entity. By renaming the device to "God," the person has created a version of prayer that actually works -- but only for trivial consumer requests. The person's claim of being "a lot happier" is a wry commentary on how people might prefer a god who reliably delivers Doritos deals over one who works in mysterious ways. It also touches on the quasi-religious relationship people have with technology and consumer convenience.