25 Seconds

Funny who the only sane person in the room is

That last part was clickbait. I don’t even know why I included it.

Just that your consciousness right now is appreciating a distilled version of my consciousness. And your subconscious self has just kicked up thousands of angles to poke around these forming statements. I love that for you.

Because when you reach for your pocket in public, and you don’t feel your phone, how long do you think it will take before you decide you are buying a new one, and reconcile how much money you just lost? Both the phone and how much a replacement costs. Assuming a huge part of you has already decided that the phone is lost.

I imagine that before you actually realise it is gone, you would subconsciously first assess the likelihood that it is lost. And have already decided on as many search strategies like retracing your steps. And the emotional significance of that particular phone. Was it bought out of necessity, as a gift, or as a plan? Is your next replacement either of the 3? What does a repeat reason mean, for example, the next phone being born out of necessity — you just lost your phone anyway and kind of need a new one.

And what if you cannot retrace your steps because the matatu you are in has 30 other people, and is already moving? There is some money in Mshwari you can use.

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But what other want is the money also competing with?

I am just thinking about the time it will take you to tell your friend who is seated next to you that you cannot find your phone. And how long after that, will you finally mention out loud that you are going to need a new phone.

25 seconds?

I had to ask. That’s all.