Some of us know Rene Descarte from the Latin cogito ergo sum.
All of us know Rene Descartes from the English I think therefore I am. That has been around so long that, as far as I can see, it no longer applies to our everyday life. In keeping with my revisions of other words of wisdom, I’ve updated Descartes to apply to the current, unrelenting, device-spawned commodification of our own, original thoughts:
“I scroll therefore I am.”
“I buy therefore I am.”
“I post therefore I am.”
“I like therefore I am.”
“I ask Siri therefore I am.”
“I Door dash therefore I am.”
“I emoji therefore I am.”
“I click therefore I am.”
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