We live in a world where conflict and crisis reign, yet we remain detached, lost in our screens. The noise of coups, changing regimes, and the world’s shifting balance can barely disrupt our focus on trivial distractions. While smoke rises from burning cities and nations crumble, our main concern is the end of a web series or a missed moment in a match. We seem indifferent to the collapse around us.

2024 marked an extreme milestone—our planet’s hottest year ever, surpassing any recorded since the beginning of modern history. Yet, despite global warnings, we continue to think in outdated national terms, unable to unite as one species facing a shared crisis. As extreme heat continues, regions like Karachi and Coimbatore are equally vulnerable, but we remain divided.

Even politically, 2024 was a tumultuous year globally. While some regimes endured, like India’s BJP, many toppled due to voter frustration over rising prices, divided societies, and political corruption. The corporatization of elections is now a global trend, where powerful figures market themselves to voters, reshaping democracies.

Meanwhile, conflicts such as those in Gaza and Ukraine continue with devastating human costs, though global powers often focus on resources like lithium and pipelines instead of the human suffering. The world is at a precipice—faced with the question of whether nations will continue to exist in their current forms.