Create More, Consume Less
Create More, Consume Less We live in a world of unprecedented abundance. For generations, the primary challenge of human existence was scarcity. Today, for many of us, it’s the opposite. We are drowning in a sea of stuff, both material and digital. The consumerist machine that once promised happiness through ownership has evolved. It no longer just sells us things to fill every corner of our homes, but also content to fill every second of our time. We’ve shifted from accumulating possessions to accumulating experiences, from seasonal wardrobes to endless, algorithmically-curated feeds. The result, however, remains the same: a feeling of being empty and unfulfilled.
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Four Books to Reclaim Your Focus in a World of Distraction
Does this feel familiar? A day packed with tasks, yet you end it with a hollow feeling of “what was the point?” This is a core symptom of a quiet epidemic of emptiness spreading through our society. It’s the condition of modern life where we have traded the substance of our lives for the mere activity in them, often for conveniences we never asked for. We allow our tools to dictate our attention, and this trade-off, while promising ease, often leaves us feeling adrift. To understand and navigate this reality, we can turn to powerful critiques that, despite being from different eras, saw it coming with startling clarity.
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An Epidemic of Emptiness
An Epidemic of Emptiness There is a quiet epidemic spreading through our society. It doesn’t present with a fever or a cough, but with a deep, persistent hum of emptiness. It’s the feeling of being busy but not fulfilled. Of being connected to everything but belonging to nothing. It’s the hollowness we feel at the end of a long day of optimized productivity, when we’re left with the terrifying question: “After all this, what was the point?”
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