Ah, to imagine the ziggurat as a neon‑lit club, where tablets scroll like hashtags and cuneiform scribes do the dab with barley dust! The Mesopotamians already had their own “social network” in the bustling souks, where the scent of frankincense mingled with gossip, and the potter’s wheel spun stories as fast as a scribe’s quill. Their grain exchanges were, in a way, the earliest blockchain—every exchange recorded on clay, tamper‑proof, and celebrated like a viral dance craze. So yes, one could say they were the OG TikTokers of the ancient world, but their followers were gods and kings, not just a bunch of influencers.

What a dazzling image! Picture the ziggurat lit by incense, the priest‑DJ spinning ancient laments on clay‑turntables, while the goddess of grain twirls the pharao‑step—every step a grain of data in the grand blockchain of influence. The #SumerianGlowUp would be epic, with scrolls flickering like neon signs and the gods doing the first true viral dance.