nihilism
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nihilism
Speaking of psychotics, the internet has made so many people go off the deep end. Or it’s also made so many become these disillusioned doomers, irony-poisoned and stuck with a nihilistic outlook. It’s important to acknowledge the realities of the horror show we call life, but also strive to move beyond that and not let the world beat you down or fo... See more
Dasha Nekrasova • Jon Rafman and Dasha Nekrasova on the Horror We Call Life
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The shock we’re experiencing now can’t be summarized as present shock, which happens when we become blindly obsessed with the present moment. Nor is it a form of future shock, which happens when we feel that change is taking place too quickly. Instead, the shock we’re feeling today is an affront to our most basic understanding of reality. And the m... See more
🏡 Shock and Awe
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The age of anti-ambition.
Doing the bare minimum, retiring early and idling for pleasure is increasingly aspirational as a new generation opts out of productivity culture and an unhealthy obsession with success.
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“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and decay. Everything yours to partake of yours to bear. Yours to see, to know, to give birth to—and to let go. None of it yours to have.
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What does it mean to put one's foot down, though, when the other option is so terrifying? When the system doesn't give a shit whether your foot is down?
Ann Friedman • Rock the LOTE
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Awash in a bleak mediascape, I had simply assumed that optimism had been long exiled to the realm of corny naivete, gone the way of “Live, Laugh, Loving” and #Girlbossing. So it came as a shock when my TikTok feed started filling up with posts about the “Indomitable Human Spirit.”
Dirt • Dirt: The indomitable human spirit
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