What is the cost of meta-cringe?

In the end, the irony of meta-cringe lies in our generation's consistent demand for community and social integration during a period dominated by loneliness. Yet we continue to dismiss any signs, symbols, or spaces that could potentially foster this sense of connection as overdone and passé. The tension between wanting to be an individual and wanti... See more

In this case, not to an elite or exclusive social group, but instead, a sense of belonging to a specific time and place: the here and now in London during the year 2024. And if we consistently mock, poke and prod at this, we starve ourselves of the childlike joy of simply enjoying culture, and by extension communality.