nihilism
Keely Adler and
nihilism
They’ll tell you, you need to be kind and forthright and aggressive and meditative and a free spirit and dependable and cautious and not be pushed around and live free or die and be helpful and put your own gas mask on first and be spiritual and religious and empirical and scientific and hate this and vault that and play to your talents and always
... See moredoom won't save us: we can't build a better world on nihilism. spite alone can get you far, but it will never make you happy .
maia arson crimew • anarchism starts in the now: hope for a better future
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
Atlas’ loneliness is the awareness that there are gulfs between separate consciousnesses that cannot be bridged
Lonelinesses
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
Maybe it all went wrong when we killed the whales. Maybe their songs kept the great dream together. Vast brains slowly, carefully ordering the world with actions subtler than the apes could ever see. God is dead.
Prince Vogelfrei • Tweet
I was reading about “learned helplessness," a psychological condition that arises when one is not able to effect a change in one’s environment. It is characterized by “a drop in zest, decreasing clarity, withdrawal from connection, less self-knowledge, and a decrease in sense of self-worth.” To me, this is what it feels like to be on my sevent
... See moreAnn Friedman • Rock the LOTE
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.