31. They Start So Young

In the tweet, the OP deftly sidesteps a child’s existential Santa crisis with a no-nonsense reminder of the holiday’s material stakes. In the currency of childhood, where the lore of a jolly, eternal gift-giver meets the hard reality of gadget lust, the parental response is as swift as it is humorous.

It’s a dance as old as time—or at least as old as consumer electronics. Practicality meets magic in the negotiation dance of Christmas wish lists, where the promise of technology trumps the mysteries of the North Pole.