chat
A chat is a digital ballroom where countless voiceless beings mingle, satisfying or wounding the egos of self-centered users. Truths hide behind the mask of emojis, and character limits twist meaning into clever distortions. Press Send and you unleash a carnival of self-exposure and peer surveillance, where a silent reply plunges you into the abyss of anxiety. At times, the innocuous “read receipt” wields more power than any word, and conversations become a symphony of keystrokes and notification pings. Ultimately, chat, meant to connect us, has devolved into a ritual to confirm our own existence.