Imagination today is often shaped by demand rather than depth. It is expected to perform, to stay visible, to follow trends that algorithms reward. But systems that ask for imagination on cue often confuse surface for substance. What looks like creativity may only be compliance in disguise.

Many think mastery of digital tools is resistance. But repetition is not refusal. Popularity is not autonomy. Without reflection, imagination risks becoming another form of submission. What matters is not just what we make, but how and why we imagine in the first place.