Saved by Prabjyot Sudan
Henry Miller: Few Can Escape the Treadmill
People are so busy just trying to get back to zero, or trying to build up a buffer against disaster, or trying to enjoy themselves, because there’s so little else to count on—three endeavors that could contain the vast majority of human effort until our depleted planet finally ends it all. And, while we do this—because we do this—the honest avenues
... See moreJia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
SEVENTEEN Old Age On Being Banished to a Nursing Home
William B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
the decentering of human life from its cosmic significance, a decline in our sense of purpose, and a sensation of having lost the soul that gave earlier human societies their adaptiveness and vitality. It seems we are left with a feeling of having lost our place in the world along with a sense of who we are and what we ought to do with ourselves.
John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, • Awakening From the Meaning Crisis
From a cultural perspective, Fisher contrasts the cultural energy of the 20th century with the languors of the 21st: While 20th century experimental culture was seized by a recombinatorial delirium, which made it feel as if newness was infinitely available, the 21st century is oppressed by a crushing sense of finitude and exhaustion. It doesn’t fee... See more
Jess Henderson • Dude, where’s my 22nd century? – On the Burnout of Future Images
Today, the need for healing has never been greater. America, along with most of the rest of the modern world, is demoralized and confused. Multiple indexes of global unhappiness have surged over the last fifteen years. It is not hardship that causes this misery, but hardship without purpose. We feel disconnected in space from our broader communitie
... See more