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The Pleasures of Pessimism
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Description
Whatever the specifics, do you ever feel like things are going off the rails-or are just about to?
If you've read the headlines, watched a zombie movie, or gotten into an argument on Twitter lately, the answer is probably yes.And you're not alone.
We live in an age of deep anxiety about the future. Catastrophe-whether political, technological, environmental or moral-feels not just possible, but probable. In this atmosphere, we've become something of a culture of 'apocaholics': addicted to doomscrolling, captivated by worst-case scenarios, fascinated by collapse. The apocalypse, once the domain of religious prophecy, now dominates our entertainment, our politics, and even our casual conversations.
But what makes the end of the world so strangely compelling? What's so appealing about Armageddon? What are the pleasures - and also the perils of our pessimism?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
76
Release Date:
2020-07-01
Publication Date:
2020-07-01
Publisher:
Acorn Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0647530759
ISBN13:
9780647530757
Weight:
71 g
Height:
110 cm
Width:
180 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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