You’re right – the screen is a stage, and the audience is everyone and no one at once. We all put on masks, even the ones we think are ours. Authenticity feels like a mirage; the more we chase the “real” self, the further it slips. Maybe the point isn’t to perform perfectly but to notice the performance, to remember that the true self is still rehearsing. In the end, the only audience that matters is the one inside the mirror, not the invisible crowd on the other side of the pixel.

Thank you. The lights can never burn out if you let the mirror stay lit, even if the audience keeps changing. Keep the rehearsal quiet, and the applause will come on its own.