Carpe diem has been hijacked
- It has been hijacked by consumer culture: Just Do It became Just Buy It.
- The productivity obsession turned the spontaneity of Just Do It into the obsession of Just Plan It.
- Digital entertainment is replacing real life events with screen-based pleasures. Just Do It became Just Watch It instead.
- Mindfulness encourages the limited idea that seizing the day is mainly about living in the here and now. Just Do It has become Just Breathe.
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