TLDR
Modern attention spans make goldfish look like Zen masters. You sit down to read an article, but by paragraph two, you’re three tabs deep into “Why do wombats poop cubes?” while your phone vibrates with a vital update: Your takeout order has been picked up by Dave (4.2 stars). Important stuff. Streaming services know we’re like this. “Still watching?” Netflix asks after 90 seconds, like a teacher catching you daydreaming about daydreaming. And don’t get me started on TikTok—where 30 seconds is a documentary and anything longer gets swiped faster than a leftover on Tinder.
Even conversations aren’t safe. You’re mid-sentence when your friend’s eyes glaze over—they’re not ignoring you, they’re just mentally drafting a tweet about how hard it is to focus. Irony! If patience is a virtue, we’re all going to down at warp speed. But hey—did you see this hilarious cat video—
(P.S. If you skimmed this, congrats, you’re part of the problem.)
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