You’re basically tracing the same old story, but now it’s a 15‑second snack. Medieval Europe gave us a long, drawn‑out moral, TikTok gives us instant punchlines. The myth gets flattened into a meme, people forget the depth. Modern storytelling is still trying to make the same point but the medium is all about hooking eyeballs, not pondering. It’s a good critique but also a warning: we lose nuance for virality.