No.258
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No.258
Welcome to 'What's the point?' syndrome: a collective exhaustion, a cross-generational yawning nihilism in the face of what feels like an insurmountable barrage of bad news.
marie-claire chappet • ‘What’s the point?’ syndrome, and why we all feel so disconnected right now
***seeking a vibe at the end of the world***
i wanted to start this by saying that “i’ve been thinking about the end of the world lately” but it's hard to make that sound not… dramatic. pretentious. but it is true (though not the ‘lately’ bit). i've been here a long time. not so much thinking about the fact of the world ending, but the period leadin
... See moreThe 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.