THE INTERNET CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT THE 'FOUR SEASONS BABY'

On May 17th, 2024, Stefanie O’Brien posted a video of her family responding to the age-old question, “Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando?”

Like a tiny adult, her infant responds “me” while raising its hand. It’s the sort of Zapruder film-like footage that makes you question everything you thought you knew about babies.

Does that infant possess the awareness of an adult? Do all infants? How long has this been going on? The internet has, of course, discombobulated. First came the memes taking this Malcolm Gladwell baby to its logical next level.

This meme has caused people to question everything they thought they knew about the world and themselves. The concept of “conscious” babies has several TikTok users—ahem—reeling: