A Brief History of the End of the World
Something fundamental in our culture has ended. What exactly, I can’t quite put my finger on. As many things in the liminal, it’s hard to grasp. But if we want to birth something new out of it, we have to come to terms with endings. We have to come to terms with the ultimate ending, the very thing Covid-19 forces us to look at: our inevitable... See more
Alexander Beiner • Traversing the Underworld: What Myth can Teach us During the Pandemic
The end of the world used to be quite seductive to her,
until she considered that the obsession with the apocalypse is actually a longing that those who are dissatisfied with the world have for something different.
until she considered that the obsession with the apocalypse is actually a longing that those who are dissatisfied with the world have for something different.
Allegra Preuss • The Water in the Wood
These historical patterns show us it is entirely human to turn to the supernatural, conspiracy, spiritualism and the occult in our effort to make sense of how new technology and media might change us, both individually and collectively. It is one big cope, to regain a sense of control in a time of uncertainty and difficulty.