Hi there!

Have you noticed how social media has turned us into masters of brevity? It’s like we’re all trying to explain quantum physics while being chased by a bear – fast, panicky, and missing a few key details. Thanks to reels, shorts, and TikToks, we’ve achieved what centuries of philosophers couldn’t: summing up the meaning of life in under 30 seconds, often with a Bollywood remix playing in the background.

Take emotions, for example. Back in the day, heartbreak meant writing poetry by candlelight, wearing all black, and staring longingly out of the window until your neighbors started asking questions. Now? A 15-second reel with captions like “Me: I’ll never love again. Also me: 💃” does the job. If Romeo and Juliet had Instagram, they wouldn’t need three acts of tragic build-up. Romeo would’ve just slid into Juliet’s DMs with, “u up?” She’d post a sad reel with a Arjit Singh song after drinking poison. The end.

And let’s talk about dance. Remember when learning a new dance meant weeks of practice, awkwardly tripping over yourself, and eventually just giving up and swaying side to side? Not anymore! Now, choreography is boiled down to 3 seconds of arm flailing, a hip thrust, and an ending pose that makes you look like you just got electrocuted. Miss a step? Don’t worry, nobody will notice—they’re too busy wondering why you’re dancing in your kitchen wearing a bathrobe.

But the real MVPs of this short-attention-span era are life philosophies. People are now condensing decades of wisdom into a single sentence plastered over stock footage of waves. “Be the wave, not the sand.” What does it mean? Who cares—it got 2 million views. Aristotle spent years pondering the meaning of existence, but today’s sages just need Canva and a motivational quote generator.

The beauty (and chaos) of this 30-second world is that it leaves no room for complexity. Everything is either the best day of your life or a complete disaster. You’re either slaying or failing. There’s no middle ground anymore—no “meh” days, no “I’m just surviving on caffeine and hope” moods.

And yet, amidst the oversimplification, there’s something strangely magical about it all. Social media’s obsession with brevity has taught us to laugh at our pain, dance like nobody’s watching (even though everyone is watching), and find joy in the ridiculous. Sure, we’ve lost nuance, but we’ve gained memes. And who needs Aristotle when you have a cat doing a perfect backflip?

So here’s to life in 30 seconds—where your deepest existential crisis can be set to EDM, and your greatest triumph is a slow-mo jump in the air. Is it shallow? Maybe. But hey, at least it’s entertaining.

And if you don’t like this blog? Don’t worry, it only took you 30 seconds to read it.

Later …

Maybe Not.

Who knows?