Cookies are the Key to the Internet

Theories for a Cookie-Driven World

Here are some outlandish ideas about the role of cookies in modern society.

The Great Cookie Heist

Imagine a world where cookies are the sole source of energy for the world's computers.

• Cyber-terrorists would have to steal cookie jars, not servers.
• Cookie-themed amusement parks would replace theme parks.
• Every website would have a cookie counter.

Cookie-based Currency

Cookies would be the standard unit of exchange, replacing dollars and cents.

• Every transaction would involve trading cookies.
• Cookie banks would be a thing.
• Cookie laundering would be a major industry.

Cookie-Generated Art

Cookies would be used to create new forms of artistic expression.

• Cookie sculptures would be a thing.
• Cookie-based music would be the next big thing.
• Cookie-generated literature would be a genre.