“OK… you think I have to suddenly heel to these phrases as if they’ve descended from the heavens to solve society’s ills?Why act like they’re the panacea for a world already drowning in an exceeding saturation of billboards, memes and emojis?”And here are the counter-responses they didn’t see coming:
“People are strange when you’re a stranger… No one remembers your name…”
“You're not alone, open your mind…”
“This is not the thing itself. It’s a symbol, a conduit, a meta-object pointing elsewhere.”
“This is not just a phrase. It’s a portal. A stake in the collective imagination. And yes — it makes sense”
“But what’s the real-world utility?”
“The utility is civilization. You’re welcome.”
If this dynamic works in microcosm — if you already recognize and navigate a population the size of a Fortune 500 company — why pretend it’s impossible at scale?
What message do you carry?
Does it uplift? Inspire? Amuse? Or is it dead weight?