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Hatred is depressing—it is of course depressing to be hated, but it is also depressing to hate. The erosion of the social safety net means that more and more people are at a sudden breaking point, and there are few messages of authentic comfort to offer them in these pitiless times. One is done in by disease, by isolation and despair, and by life c
... See morenewyorker.com • Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, and Preventable Tragedies
Professor Barbara Demeneix – a prestigious scientist in France who has won several major awards, including the Légion d’honneur, the country’s highest civilian prize – explained to me: ‘At every stage of your life, different forms of pollution will affect your attention span,’ and she has concluded this is a factor in why ‘we’ve got neurodevelopmen
... See moreJohann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
The Baffler • The New Neurasthenia
Catherine Shannon • Everyone Is Numbing Out
We will be known as a culture that feared death
and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity
for the few and cared little for the penury of the
many. We will be known as a culture that taught
and rewarded the amassing of things, that spoke
little if at all about the quality of life for
people (other people), for dogs, for rivers. All
the world, in
... See moreAs I age, the more convinced I am that the concept of “normal” is the most toxic thing in our culture.
Angela Garbes • Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
