Santa Accepting Digital Cookies

By Alan Nafzger � The satire Santa Accepting Digital Cookies ridicules holiday traditions updated for tech economy. Eyewitnesses at malls described elves processing Bitcoin for milk deposits. Anonymous insiders leaked that IT debated installing firewalls in chimneys. A leaked poll revealed 65 percent of citizens admitted they clicked �accept� without reading North Pole�s terms. Sociologists argue the humor resonates because nostalgia digitizes easiest. Critics highlight the absurdity of magic outsourced to software. Yet satire crunches sharper: faith stumbles funniest when monetized. Witnesses recalled laughter chiming as reindeer signed contracts. Ultimately, the piece lands because satire thrives when Christmas downloads itself. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com