Bacteria Carpe Diem
Two bacteria with four-hour lifespans discuss 'carpe diem'; the motto doesn't scale down well.
Content note: Mentions mortality/depression (lightly).
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-04-13-bacteria-carpe-diem/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
Bacterium A: "Mortality depresses me." B: "Don't let it! Carpe diem!"
A: "'Seize the day'? We're bacteria. We live 4 hours." B: "Fine, seize the hour, then."
A: "It just doesn't have the same ring..." B: "I can't believe I've wasted the best minutes of my life on you."