And don’t forget Weltschmerz, or other “French diseases of the soul.” We are all Young Werthers, constantly “shedding a thousand tears.” Thanks, Goethe.
Yeah. I sign up for one online newsletter and get “free” “subscriptions” to a buncha others. I cancel those and get more. I buy one hard-to-find item online and end up with 50 – 100 junk emails every day. I give one company my phone number and then get 10 phone calls every day, some in ch1neze. “Dark forces in charge” indeed.
I dunno. While I’m hardly ever bored and don’t mind that there is no purpose to life, I think Willie Loman’s analysis isn’t far off. The American Dream is still dead. Neither ability nor charm matter. The cacaphony of outrage we’re hearing is a different response to the same basic problem.
Ida No over 1 year ago
“What? Wasn’t listening. Too busy playing Angry Birds.”
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
And don’t forget Weltschmerz, or other “French diseases of the soul.” We are all Young Werthers, constantly “shedding a thousand tears.” Thanks, Goethe.
Olddog1 over 1 year ago
This needs a wider audience. Or this line of thought anyway.
drycurt over 1 year ago
Yeah. I sign up for one online newsletter and get “free” “subscriptions” to a buncha others. I cancel those and get more. I buy one hard-to-find item online and end up with 50 – 100 junk emails every day. I give one company my phone number and then get 10 phone calls every day, some in ch1neze. “Dark forces in charge” indeed.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
I dunno. While I’m hardly ever bored and don’t mind that there is no purpose to life, I think Willie Loman’s analysis isn’t far off. The American Dream is still dead. Neither ability nor charm matter. The cacaphony of outrage we’re hearing is a different response to the same basic problem.
Buoy over 1 year ago
No no no. This is a complete misinterpretation of what engagement, boredom and pointlessness means. ( simultaneous eyeroll and forehead sLAP)