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Reality Is Evil is an Aeon article that discusses things such as the topic of entropy, thermodynamics, metaphysics, and other such things. It initially starts with an abrasively pessimistic outlook on existence as we know it and then further justifies the view with the explanations our current knowledge of science has been able to give us. It mentions things such as how entropy ties into this idea of our world being much less positive and happy than we believe it to be as things naturally progress into nothingness - disintegration if you will.

In my opinion, the article does a decent job at explaining how the world works in this regard and is an interesting article overall, but there is almost a sense of dramatized language in some areas which then dies down as the middle-content of the article shows. I will say that it is good on how it can motivate us to take back what we’re constantly losing, or at least take back what we can before it’s too late. I found this to be nicely educational regarding physics and science, I was not bored by the explanations or the content that discusses science but rather intrigued by it - wanting more ever so slowly.

This article in summary makes you think about our world in a different light to what we’re comfortable with. It tries to provoke our feelings to react so we can consider what this is actually trying to tell us. I am of the firm belief that it should be shown to others to discuss and even argue about as it’s without a doubt a great conversation starter or discussion topic.